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Fairtrade in the UK

Estimated UK Fairtrade retail sales by value 1998-2007 (£ million)

 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Coffee:13.7 15.0 15.5 18.6 23.1 34.3 49.3 65.8 93.0 117.0
Tea: 2.0 4.5 5.1 5.9 7.2 9.5 12.9 16.6 25.1 30.0
Chocolate/cocoa: 1.0 2.3 3.6 6.0 7.0 10.9 16.5 21.9 29.7 34.0
Honey products: n/a n/a 0.9 3.2 4.9 6.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 5.0
Bananas: n/a n/a 7.8 14.6 17.3 24.3 30.6 47.7 65.6 150.0
Flowers:
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
4.3
5.7
14.0
24.0
Wine:
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/an/a1.5 3.3
5.3
8.2
Cotton:
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/an/a
n/an/a
0.2
4.5
34.8
Other: n/a n/a n/a 2.2 3.5 7.2 22.3 30.3 45.7 90.0
TOTAL 16.7 21.8 32.9 50.5 63.0 92.3 140.8 195.0 286.3 493.0

Estimated percentage increases from 2006-2007

  • Total sales: 127% increase by volume and 72% by estimated retail value
  • Total coffee: 33% increase by volume and 24% by estimated retail value
  • Total tea: 21% increase by volume and 24% by estimated retail value
  • Wine: 47% increase by volume and 51% by estimated retail value
  • Flowers: 71% increase by volume and 72% by estimated retail value
  • Cotton: 1,655% increase by volume and 658% by estimated retail value

Source: Fairtrade Foundation

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