You are advised to 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.
You should write at least 150 words.
Sample Answer 1
The given tables provide sales information on coffee and bananas with Fairtrade labels attached to them and sold in five countries in Europe in 1999 and 2004. The sales price is given in millions of Euros, and the fairtrade coffee and bananas indicate that the farmers who produced these products are from developing countries and have been paid a reasonable price for their production.
As a general trend, the UK was the largest market for Fairtrade-labelled coffee, while Swiss people preferred bananas of this category in 2004.
As the table data demonstrates, the Fairtrade labelled coffee and bananas market witnessed a dramatic increase in 2004 than 5 years ago. Regarding coffee sales, the highest sales could be observed in Switzerland in 1999 with precisely 3 million Euro sale volume. This year’s sale in the UK was half of that, and the lowest sale was recorded in Sweden with less than 1 million Euro. After 5 years, the sales of coffee in these countries increase with a remarkable improvement in the UK. The sales went up to 20 million Euros in the UK in 2004, almost double the combined sales amount in the remaining four countries.
For banana sales, Switzerland was the largest market in both years. Sales in the rest of the countries amounted to just over 4 million while it was 15 million alone in Switzerland. The sales upsurged significantly and went up to 47 million while it decreased in Denmark.
Sample Answer 2
The tables compare sales of two categories of products, namely: fair-trade-labelled coffee and Fairtrade-labelled bananas, in five European countries in two different terms, 1999 and 2004. Farmers of developing nations produce these coffees and bananas, and a fair price is given to those farmers according to the agreement, and that’s why the name Fairtrade is attached.
Overall, it is clear that most countries experienced increased sales of those products and the most significant rise in sales was in the UK and Switzerland respectively. In 1999, the largest coffee sale, 3 million Euros, was in Switzerland. Still, after five years, the highest sale could be observed in the UK (20 million Euros), which recorded more than three times higher than that in Switzerland (6 million Euros). The sales amounts in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden, were 1.8, 1 and 0.8 million Euros respectively in 1999, which increased in five years.
Meanwhile, Switzerland was the largest market for Fairtrade-labelled banana sales, with 15 million Euros sold in 1999, which was higher than the combined sales in the other four countries. The sales of bananas reached 47 million Euros in 2004, which was more than three times higher than that of 1999, and the second largest market for this product was in the UK, where 1 million Euros was sold in 1999, which increased by 5.5 times in 2004. Interestingly the sales volume of fairtrade bananas decreased in Sweden and Denmark in 2004 than to 1999.
The lowest sales for Fairtrade-labelled coffee could be seen in Sweden, Denmark and Sweden, where the lowest amount of Fairtrade-labelled bananas was sold in both years.
Sample Answer 3
The tables display how much Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas were bought in 1999 and 2004 in 5 countries. Overall, while sales of bananas increased in Switzerland, the UK and Belgium and decreased in Sweden and Denmark, coffee sales climbed in all 5 countries.
In both years, people in Switzerland bought far more bananas than people in the other four countries, with sales rising significantly from 15 to 47 million euros. Banana sales in the UK and Belgium also went up, to 5.5 and 4 million euros, respectively, whereas sales in Sweden and Denmark declined to 1 and 0.9 million euros, respectively.
Only 1.5 million euros’ worth of coffee was bought in the UK in 1999; however, sales in this country increased dramatically to 20 million euros in 2004, the highest across the 5 countries that year. Although people in Switzerland were the biggest coffee buyers in 1999 with 3 million euros in sales, this figure showed a relatively small growth to 6 million euros in 2004. People in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden also bought more coffee in 2004, but the increases were slight, to 2, 1.7 and 1 million euros respectively.
Sample Answer 4
The tables show the amount of money spent on Fairtrade coffee and bananas in the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden in two years.
It is clear that sales of Fairtrade coffee rose in all five European countries from 1999 to 2004, but sales of Fairtrade bananas only went up in three out of the five countries. Overall, the UK saw by far the highest levels of spending on the two products.
In 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee, at €3 million, while revenue from Fairtrade bananas was highest in the UK, at €15 million. By 2004, however, sales of Fairtrade coffee in the UK had risen to €20 million, which was over three times higher than Switzerland’s sales figure for Fairtrade coffee that year. The year 2004 also saw dramatic increases in the money spent on Fairtrade bananas in the UK and Switzerland, with revenues rising by €32 million and €4.5 million, respectively.
Sales of the two Fairtrade products were far lower in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. Small increases in sales of Fairtrade coffee can be seen, but revenue remained at €2 million or below in all three countries in both years. Finally, it is noticeable that the money spent on Fairtrade bananas fell in Belgium and Sweden.
Sample Answer 5
The tables show how fairtrade coffee and banana sales changed in five countries in 2004 compared to 1999. Coffee sales rose in all countries, with the highest sales observed in Switzerland. Banana sales rose in all but two countries and were the highest in the UK.
In 1999, the most significant coffee sales, 3 million (3m) euros, were reported in Switzerland, which doubled in 2004. The figure for the UK was initially 50% lower than that for Switzerland (1.5m), while sales in Denmark were slightly higher (1.8m). However, while the former rose dramatically to 20m, the latter remained relatively stable. There was little difference between the figures for Belgium (1m) and Sweden (0.8m), and both experienced noticeable increases to 1.7m and 1m, respectively.
The UK had the highest banana sales in both years, rising over threefold from 15 million euros to 47m. Swiss sales were almost twice as high as those of Denmark (1 and 0.6m, respectively), and both surged, reaching 5.5 and 4m. There was little difference between the figures for Sweden and Belgium (2 and 1.8m, respectively), and both nearly halved to about 1m in 2004.
Sample Answer 6
The provided tables compare the turnovers of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in five European nations for two specific years, 1999 and 2004.
A glance at the first table reveals that coffee sales increased in all countries in 2004, with the UK having the most significant growth. In contrast, the second table demonstrates that bananas didn’t follow the same pattern, as three countries experienced a surge in sales. In contrast, the other two experienced a decline for the same period.
In the UK, coffee sales rocketed from 1.5 million euros in 1999 to 20 million in 2004. Simultaneously, Switzerland’s revenues as regards coffee grew by 50%, from 3 million in 1999 to 6 million in 2004. Interestingly, Denmark and Sweden witnessed only a slight rise of 200.000 euros each, while Belgium’s sales went up by 0.7 million from 1 million in 1999.
Regarding banana sales, Switzerland had the highest sales among the other nations and experienced a three times surge from 15 million in 1999 to 47 million euros in 2004. The UK and Belgium saw a slight increase in turnouts too, but Sweden and Denmark recorded a fall in the revenues of bananas.
Sample Answer 7
The table given chart provides information about trade, expressed in millions of euros, of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in five European nations from 1999 to 2004.
Overall, coffee and banana sales figures showed an upward trend for all the countries. The most significant and smallest increase in coffee sales was in the UK and Sweden, respectively. In contrast, the UK and Belgium experienced the most significant volume of banana sales in this period.
Looking firstly at Fairtrade labelled coffee sales, their revenue from 1999 to 2004 in the UK increased the most, from 1.5 million to 20 million euros. Conversely, Sweden saw the most negligible rise, from 0.8 million to 1 million euros. In Switzerland, these sales doubled from 3 to 6 million euros; in Denmark, they increased as in Sweden, 0.2 million euros only, from 1.8 to 2 million euros. The increment was slightly larger in Belgium, from 1 to 1.7 million euros.
Regarding banana sales from 1999 to 2004, Belgium saw the highest volume rising from 0.6 to 4 million euros. However, the UK and Switzerland also experienced a significant increase in this period, from 1 to 5.5 million and 15 to 47 million euros, respectively. On the contrary, a different trend was observed for Sweden and Denmark, where banana sales decreased individually from 1.8 to 1 million and 2 to 0.9 million euros. Finally, in the five European countries, sales figures showed an increase for both products during the period considered, except for Sweden and Denmark, which recorded a drop in banana sales.
Sample Answer 8
The presented tables provide information about the sales of coffee and bananas in five distinct European nations between 1999 and 2004.
Regarding fair trade-labelled sales, 3 million euros of coffee sales were recorded in Switzerland in 1999, the highest, while only 0.8 million euros in Sweden, which was the lowest. The figures for coffee sales surged significantly from 1.5 million euros in 1999 to 20 million euros in 2004 in the UK. Coffee sales in Denmark and Belgium increased to 2 million euros and 1.7 million euros in 2004.
Turning to the sales of fair trade-labelled bananas, in Switzerland, the figures for banana sales went up between 15 million euros and 47 million euros during the last five years. Banana sales went upwards in the UK (5.5 million euros) and Belgium (4 million euros), whereas they went downwards in Denmark (0.9 million euros) and Sweden (1 million euros) in 2004.
To sum up, we can see that the figures for fair trade-labelled coffee sales surged in all European nations, while banana sales dropped in Sweden and Denmark.
Sample Answer 9
The tables give data about the sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in distinct European countries. Overall, coffee sales in the UK were the highest in both years, whereas, in Sweden, they were the lowest. Furthermore, banana sales in Switzerland increased, while there was a drop in bananas in Sweden and Denmark.
Regarding coffee sales, there was a surge from 1.5 million euros in 1999 to 20 million euros in 2004 in the UK, which was the highest. The sales of coffee in 2004 were two times higher than in 1999 in Switzerland. The number of sales rose slightly by 0.2 million euros in Denmark and Sweden in 2004.
Turning to banana sales, the number of sales in Switzerland climbed dramatically from 15 million euros in 1999 to 47 million euros in 2004. There was a considerable rise in the UK and Belgium from around 1 million euros to almost 5 million euros in 2004. However, a significant drop of 1 million euros was noticed in Sweden and Denmark in 2004.