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

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade- labelled coffee ans bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European counties. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The tables show the
sales
of Fairtrade-labeled
coffee
and bananas in five European countries—
UK
,
Switzerland
,
Denmark
, Belgium, and Sweden—in 1999 and 2004. In 1999,
Switzerland
had the highest
coffee
sales
, reaching 3
million
euros
,
while
Denmark
followed with 1.8
million
euros
. By 2004,
however
, the
UK
experienced a dramatic rise, jumping from 1.5 to 20
million
euros
. At the same time,
Switzerland
’s
sales
doubled to 6
million
euros
. In comparison,
Denmark
, Belgium, and Sweden saw only minor increases or stayed relatively steady in
coffee
sales
. For bananas, the
UK
also
showed remarkable growth, surging from 15 to 47
million
euros
.
Similarly
,
Switzerland
saw a significant increase from 1 to 5.5
million
euros
, and
Denmark
rose from 0.6 to 4
million
euros
.
On the other hand
, Belgium’s
sales
dropped slightly from 1.8 to 1
million
euros
,
while
Sweden’s remained nearly stable at just under 1
million
euros
.
Overall
, the
UK
and
Switzerland
saw the most substantial growth in both products, with the
UK
leading in 2004 for
coffee
and bananas.
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Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 2 times.

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