The tables illustrate the sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in 5 European countries. Units measured in millions of euros.
The sales of Fairtrade coffee rose in all five countries. However, sales of Fairtrade bananas went up in three of the five countries (the UK, Switzerland, and Denmark). The Uk spent the highest amount of money on Fairtrade items, while Sweden spent the least amount of money on Fairtrade items.
During the sale of Fairtrade coffee in 1999, Switzerland spent 3 million euros, which was the largest sum of money spent on coffee. On the other hand, Sweden spent 0.8 million on coffee, the lowest expenditure of all 5 nations. Ranking between both countries, the UK, Denmark,and Belgium with 1.5 million, 1.8 million and 1 million euros respectively. In 2004, the british spent 20 million euros on coffee, the highest of the period, whilst the swedish only spent 1 million euros which was the lowest of the period.
During the sale of Fairtrade bananas in 1999, the UK spent 15 million euros, the highest amount of the period. Whereas, Denmark spent 0.6 million, the lowest expenditure of all five countries. The other three nations (Sweden,Belgium, and Switzerland) spent, 2 million, 1.8 million, and 1 million euros respectively. During 2004, the UK spent the highest amount of money on Fairtrade bananas, with 47 million euros expended, while Sweden spent 0.9 million euros on the Fairtrade bananas.