The table below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
The tables present data on the
sales
of Fairtrade-labeled coffee
and bananas in five European countries between 1999 and 2004. Overall
, sales
of both products experienced an upward trend, with Switzerland
and the UK
consistently having the highest sales
figures.
In 1999, Switzerland
had the highest coffee
sales
, reaching approximately 3 million
euros
, while
Denmark's sales
were slightly over half that amount. The remaining countries had average coffee
sales
between 1.5 and 0.8 million
euros
. By 2004, the UK
had dramatically increased its coffee
sales
to over 20 million
euros
, surpassing Switzerland
. Switzerland
, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden saw modest increases in coffee
sales
, ranging from 1.7 to 6 million
euros
.
For bananas, the UK
had the highest sales
in both 1999 and 2004. In 1999, UK
banana sales
were around 15 million
euros
, while
other countries' sales
ranged from 0.6 to 2 million
euros
. By 2004, UK
banana sales
had risen significantly to 47 million
euros
. Switzerland
, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden also
experienced gradual increases in banana sales
, with figures ranging from 4 million
euros
.Submitted by jeebjib14 on
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