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

The tables illustrate the

revenue

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generated from Fairtrade-labelled

coffee

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and

bananas

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in 1999 and 2004 across

five

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European countries: the

UK

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,

Switzerland

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,

Denmark

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, Belgium, and Sweden. It is evident that

coffee

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sales figures increased in all

five

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countries from 1999 to 2004.

However

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, banana purchases only rose in three out of the

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nations. By 2004, the

UK

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had the highest

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for both

coffee

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and

bananas

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. In 1999, consumers in the

UK

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,

Switzerland

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, and

Denmark

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spent 1.5

million

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, 3

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, and 1.8

million

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euros

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, respectively, on

coffee

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.

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years later, these amounts had grown substantially, with the

UK

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reaching 20

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euros

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,

Switzerland

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6

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euros

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, and

Denmark

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2

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euros

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.

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,

coffee

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revenue

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in Belgium and Sweden was comparatively lower, with each country reporting no more than 1

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euros

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in 1999, which doubled to 2

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euros

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by 2004.

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coffee

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purchases increased across the board, the pattern for

bananas

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was different. The

UK

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,

Switzerland

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, and

Denmark

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saw their banana revenues rise between 1999 and 2004, but Belgium and Sweden experienced a decrease during the same period. The

UK

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led in earnings for both products in both years, except for

Switzerland

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's

coffee

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revenue

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in 1999, which was higher. In 1999, the

UK

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generated 1.5

million

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euros

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from

coffee

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and 15

million

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euros

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from

bananas

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. By 2004, these figures had surged to 20

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euros

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for

coffee

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and 47

million

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euros

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for

bananas

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, making the

UK

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the top earner among the

five

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countries.

Additionally

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, the increase in

coffee

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revenues in the

UK

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was the most dramatic, with 2004 figures more than ten times higher than those in 1999.