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 charts illustrate the revenue generated from the sale of Fairtrade*-labelled

coffee

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and bananas in five European nations—the UK,

Switzerland

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, Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden—over the years 1994 and 2004. It is evident that total earnings from

coffee

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increased across all five countries, with Britain witnessing the most substantial growth. In terms of banana sales,

Switzerland

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consistently generated the highest revenue in both 1994 and 2004. In 1999,

coffee

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sales in

Switzerland

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amounted to 3

million

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euros

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, establishing it as the largest market for

coffee

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at that time. Denmark and the UK followed, generating 1.8

million

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and 1.5

million

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euros

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, respectively. Belgium and Sweden, as the smallest consumers, each contributed less than 1

million

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euros

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. By 2004,

coffee

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trade volumes had risen in all five countries. The United Kingdom experienced the most dramatic increase, overtaking

Switzerland

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as the largest consumer, with revenue soaring to 20

million

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euros

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. Meanwhile, income from

coffee

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in

Switzerland

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doubled,

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the remaining countries exhibited more modest growth. In a similar vein,

Switzerland

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dominated the banana market in 1999 and maintained its leading position by 2004, with profits increasing from 15

million

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euros

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in 1999 to 47

million

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euros

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.

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, banana purchases in Britain and Belgium surged, rising from 1 to 5.5

million

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euros

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and from 0.6 to 4

million

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euros

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, respectively.

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, trade in Denmark and Sweden declined, with each generating less than 1

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euros

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by 2004.