The given tables illustrate sales of fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries including the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden.
There is an obvious rise in the sale of coffee in all five nations. Among them, the UK contributed to the largest amount of growth, with the sale surging from 1.5 million of euros in 1999 to 20 million in 2004, surpassing Switzerland and Denmark. On the contrast, Sweden’s sale of coffee remained the lowest of five in both years, rising slightly from 0.8 million euros to 1 million euros.
In regard of the sale of bananas, Switzerland stayed the top of the list in both years, with its sale growing more than 3 times from 15 million in 1999 to 47 million in 2004. This is followed by the sales in the UK and Belgium, rising 5.5 times and 6.7 times respectively. However, in Sweden and Denmark, less bananas were traded in 2004 than in 1999, and their sales dropped from 1.8 million and 2 million to 1 and 0.9 million respectively.
In conclusion, the sales of coffee and bananas in almost all the five countries experienced significant rises from 1999 to 2004, except for the sales of bananas in Sweden and Denmark.