the given tables illustrates the sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana which were labelled in 5 different countries at the year of 1999 as well as 2004.
overall, clearly seen is how the total sales of both products increased with banana being sold more. Additionally, even though the majority of sales’ increament took place in the UK, Switzerland still grew considerately.
Regarding the coffee table, where its sale in the UK increased dramatically from 1.5 million pounds in 1999 to precisely 20 million pounds in 2004. Meanwhile, Switzerland doubled its coffee’s sales throughout the five-year period to approximately 6 million pounds in 2004. By contrast, the other countries only saw a slight growth after 5 years that ranging from roughly 1 million pounds to 2 million pounds at the end of the timeframe.
Turning to the banana table with a trible in its sales at around 47 million pounds occured in the UK between 1999 and 2004. As for Switzerland and Denmark, both of the nations had went up to 5 times more that it previous banana’s sale in 1999 from 1 million pounds and 0.6 million pounds to 5.5 million pounds and 4 million pounds in 2004, respectively. Looking for the remaining countries, the bananas’ sale experienced a decline in Belgium along side Sweden, making it remained only by a half of sales in 1999 ( only 1 million pounds and 0.9 million pounds for each)