The tables provide key information about the sales of coffee and cocoa beans in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland in 2000 and 2005.
Overall, it is clear from the table that all countries’ sales for both products increased, with no single country or product showing a drop.5 The United Kingdom sold the most cocoa beans and coffee in 2000 and 2005, while Switzerland sold the least of both products.
According to what is shown, the main changes between 2000 and 2005 are that sales of both cocoa beans and coffee doubled in almost every country, especially in the United Kingdom, where coffee sales jumped from 68.3 million to 137 million euros, and in France, where cocoa bean sales increased from 4.6 million to 9.3 million euros.
In terms of consistent pattern, Switzerland maintained the lowest sales figures for both products in both years. Cocoa bean sales in Switzerland only increased slightly, from 0,9 to 1.8 million euros.
