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.

The tables illustrate the value of money spent on fairtrade-labeled coffee and bananas in various European nations in 1999 and 2004. Overall, it is immediately obvious that all genres’ numbers underwent increases, except for Sweden and Denmark bananas sales figures. Bananas fairtrade produced by the British registers the highest valuation. In terms of coffee, despite being the third-highest figure in 1999, UK’s money which was paid experienced a rocketing increase from 1. 5 to 20 million euros, which surpassed other countries to be the highest number. Switzerland, along with Belgium, earned approximately doubled from its starting point, from 3 to 6 million and 1 to 1. 7 million respectively. Denmark and Sweden, however, witnessed slight increases by 0. 2 million. Regarding bananas, UK sales’ figure rose merely over threefolds, from 15 million euros to 47 million, which was also the highest nations. By contrast, Sweden and Denmark’s coffee fairtrade valuations decreased around two times, from around 2 million to nearly 1 million. Although Switzerland and Belgium’s statistics were the lowest in 1999, its figures ascended remarkably, becoming the second and third highest.