The given tables illustrate how Fairtrade coffee and bananas were sold in five different nations in Europe.
Overall, it is crystal clear that Switzerland and the UK made the largest payment of coffee and bananas. In addition, an increase was registered in the consumption of coffee of five countries whereas the same trend was only recorded in the sales of Fairtrade bananas of three nations except Sweden and Denmark.
According to the first table, the UK and Switzerland were the largest markets for coffee, at 1, 5 million euros and 3 million euros of coffee bought respectively. From 1999 to 2004, the former witnessed a dramatic increase ( from 1, 5 million euros to 20 million euros) while a two fold rise was seen in the figure for the latter. On the other hand, Sweden had the lowest payment for coffee and it dropped slightly in 2004 while the figure for Belgium and Denmark recorded an opposite trend.
In terms of the second table, in 1999, there were 15 million euros of bananas exported to Switzerland which was much higher than that of the remaining countries, and it rose by 32 million euros in 2004. Besides, the sales of Fairtrade bananas of the UK as well as Belgium also increased by 5. 5 to 7 times. However, the opposite trend was true for Sweden and Denmark, where they recorded a major decline of around 50%
The
given
tables illustrate how
Fairtrade
coffee
and bananas
were sold
in five
different
nations in Europe.
Overall
, it is crystal
clear
that Switzerland and the UK made the largest payment of
coffee
and bananas.
In addition
, an increase
was registered
in the consumption of
coffee
of five countries whereas the same trend was
only
recorded in the sales of
Fairtrade
bananas of three nations except Sweden and Denmark.
According to the
first
table, the UK and Switzerland were the largest markets for
coffee
, at 1, 5
million
euros and 3
million
euros of
coffee
bought
respectively
. From 1999 to 2004, the former witnessed a dramatic increase
(
from 1, 5
million
euros to 20
million
euros) while a
two fold
rise was
seen
in the figure for the latter.
On the other hand
, Sweden had the lowest payment for
coffee
and it dropped
slightly
in 2004 while the figure for Belgium and Denmark recorded an opposite trend.
In terms of the second table, in 1999, there were 15
million
euros of bananas exported to Switzerland which was much higher than that of the remaining countries, and it rose by 32
million
euros in 2004.
Besides
, the sales of
Fairtrade
bananas of the UK
as well
as Belgium
also
increased by 5. 5 to 7 times.
However
, the opposite trend was true for Sweden and Denmark, where they recorded a major decline of around 50%