The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The tables compare the

amount

of

sales

of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in five different European

countries

in 1999 and 2004 in millions of

euros

. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that the

sales

rose dramatically in most

countries

for both products.

Also

, it is apparent that Switzerland citizens have bought more bananas and coffee compared to other

countries

. By looking at the table for

sales

of coffee, the

sales

in the UK rose sharply from 1999 to 2004.

While

the

amount

of

sales

was 1.5

million

euros

in 1999, it reached 20

million

. For Switzerland, the value became doubled that of 1999, 6

million

euros

.

However

, the changes for other

countries

were not so substantial.

While

the

amount

for Belgium changed to 1.7

million

euros

from 1

million

, the

amount

of

sales

for both Denmark and Sweden experienced a 0.2

million

euros

increase, from 1.8 and 0.8 to 2 and 1, respectively. Regarding the table about bananas, the

sales

in Switzerland increased from 15

million

euros

to 47

million

euros

.

Also

, the change for the UK was significant, it rose from 1 to 5.5

million

euros

.

While

the

amount

for Belgium jumped from 0.6 to 4, Sweden and Denmark experienced a decrease, from 1.8 and 2 to 1 and 0.9

million

euros

, respectively.