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.
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The tables illustrate the
sales
of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in five European countries in 1999 and 2004. Overall
, most countries saw a notable increase in sales
, with several showing a sharp upward trend.
In terms of coffee sales
, the UK experienced a dramatic surge, rising from 1.5 million
euros
in 1999 to 20 million
euros
in 2004. Similarly
, Switzerland doubled its sales
from 3 million
to 6 million
euros
. Additionally
, Belgium’s sales
also
grew slightly from 1 million
to 1.7 million
euros
. In contrast
, Denmark saw only a small rise, while
Sweden remained nearly unchanged.
Regarding bananas, Switzerland showed a significant increase, more than tripling its sales
from 15 million
to 47 million
euros
. The UK also
saw a steep increase, rising from 1 million
euros
to 5.5 million
euros
. Belgium experienced a
steady growth, but both Sweden and Denmark showed a downward trend, with Denmark’s Remove the article
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sales
plummeting from 2 million
euros
to 0.9 million
euros
.
In summary, while
coffee sales
generally increased, banana sales
were mixed across the countries.Submitted by eparfenenkov on
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