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EUROPEAN TURNOVER

source: http://www.fairtradefederation.org
/ht/d/sp/i/2733/pid/2733

Efta, ‘Fair trade yearbook- Challenges of fair trade 2001-2003, 2001, www.eftafairtrade.org

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Europe

According to EFTA*, between 1998 and 2001 the net fair trade retail turnover in 16 European countries passed from €200 million to €260 million: an increase of 30% during the three year period**.

The ‘big four’ European importers
Organisation Country Turnover
(million €)
GepaGermany29.8
Fair Trade OrganisatieNetherlands15.9
TraidcraftUnited Kingdom12.4
Oxfam Fair TradeUnited Kingdom 10.7



*The European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) is a network of 11 European Fair Trade organisations, which import products from some 400 economically disadvantaged producer groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America. EFTA's members are based in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
**Data include food and handicraft products.
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