labelled be Fairtrade in five European countries the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. The data compares the sales of 1999 to those of 5 years later. Overall. Based on the date, the coffee sale figures increased in all countries, while those of bananas demonstrated an increase in some countries and a decrease in other.
In more detail, coffee sales with more depth, the United Kingdom demonstrates the highest surge within in five-years duration, jumping from 1.5 million in 1999 to 20 million in 2004. Moreover, Switzerland marks the second-highest increase in coffee sales, marking a 3 million during the same time period. Other European countries such as Sweden, Demark and Belgium all experienced a similar growth one million each.
The sale figures for bananas showed a wider variation. For instance, Switzerland displayed a remarkable and dramatic growth of over 30 million euros, while the UK and Belgium increased by approximately 4 million, more or less. However, Sweden and Denmark both decreased by about 1 million each.