The table below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in 5 European countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in 5 European countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The given tables display the sale figures for both
coffee
and bananas that were labelled by Fairtrade in five Caucasian
countires
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countries
, namely, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden. The data compares the sales of 1999 to those of 5 years later.
Overall
, based on the data, the
coffee
sale
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sales
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figues
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figures
increased in all
countires
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countries
,
while
those of bananas demonstrated an increase in some
countires
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countries
,
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and a decrease in others. Looking into the data
of
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coffee
sales with more depth, the United Kingdom demonstrates the highest surge within a
five year
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duration, jumping from 1.5
million
in 1999 to 20
million
in 2004.
Moreover
, Switzerland marks the
second highest
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increase in
coffee
sales, marking a 3
million
increase during the same time period. Other European countries
such
as Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium all
experiened
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experienced
a similar growth of under one
million
each.
On the other hand
, the
sale
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sales
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figures for bananas showed a wider variation.
For instance
, Switzerland displayed a remarkable and dramatic growth of over 30
million
euros,
while
the UK and Belgium both increased by approximately 4
million
, more or less.
However
, Sweden and Denmark both decreased by about 1
million
each.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words coffee, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "give" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "display" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 5 times.

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