You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade*-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Write at least 150 words.
Sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas (1999 & 2004)| Coffee | 1999
(millions of euros) | 2004
(millions of euros) |
| UK | 1.5 | 20 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 6 |
| Denmark | 1.8 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1.7 |
| Sweden | 0.8 | 1 |
| Bananas | 1999
(millions of euros) | 2004
(millions of euros) |
| Switzerland | 15 | 47 |
| UK | 1 | 5.5 |
| Belgium | 0.6 | 4 |
| Sweden | 1.8 | 1 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.9 |
*Fairtrade: a category of products for which farmers from developing countries have been paid an officially agreed fair price. 