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

The tables provide data on the

sales

of Fairtrade-labelled

coffee

and

bananas

in five European countries in 1999 and 2004, measured in millions of

euros

.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the

sales

of both

coffee

and

bananas

increased over the period, with some countries showing more significant growth than others. Switzerland had the highest

sales

of

bananas

in both years,

while

the

UK

experienced the largest increase in

coffee

sales

. In terms of

coffee

sales

, the

UK

saw a dramatic rise from 1.5

million

euros

in 1999 to 20

million

euros

in 2004, representing the most substantial growth.

Similarly

, Switzerland’s

coffee

sales

doubled, from 3

million

euros

to 6

million

euros

. Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden

also

saw slight increases in

coffee

sales

, with Belgium’s

sales

rising from 1

million

euros

to 1.7

million

euros

. For

bananas

, Switzerland maintained the highest

sales

, which increased from 15

million

euros

in 1999 to 47

million

euros

in 2004. The

UK

saw a significant rise as well, from 1

million

euros

to 5.5

million

euros

.

In contrast

, Sweden and Denmark both experienced declines in banana

sales

, with Denmark’s

sales

dropping from 2

million

euros

to 0.9

million

euros

. In summary, Fairtrade

coffee

and banana

sales

saw notable growth in the

UK

and Switzerland,

while

Sweden and Denmark had more modest changes, particularly for

bananas

.