Facts and figures on Fairtrade

Sales of Fairtrade certified products in the UK



Estimated UK retail sales by value 2002-2012 (£ million)


  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009
2010  2011 2012
Coffee 23.1 34.3 49.3  65.8 93  117
137.3  160 179.8  193* 192.4
Tea 7.2 9.5 12.9 16.6 25.1 30
 64.8  70.3 82.6  87.1*     79.7
Cocoa products** 3.9* 7.3* 9.6* 13.2* 16.4* 25.6*
 25.6*  44.5* 162  212.8* 320.9
Sugar products** 5.7 8.7 14.3 19.5 23.7 50.6 107.7 164.6 384  441.7* 549.1
Honey products** 4.9 6.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 2.7
 5.2  3.6 6.8  3.8* 3.6
Bananas 17.3 24.3 30.6 47.7 65.6 150
 184.6  215.5 206.6  210.9* 242.5
Flowers
n/a
n/a
4.3
5.7
14
24
 33.4  30 27.6  26.4* 23.7*
Wine
n/a n/a 1.5  3.3
5.3
8.2
 10  18.1 18.5  21.8*    23.9
Cotton
n/a
n/a n/a
0.2
4.5
34.8
 77.9  73.2 51.7  41 39.6
 Fresh Fruit  0.1  1  5.9  8.5  17.6  28  32.2  24.3  15.5  12.5*     12.3
 Fruit Juices  0.8  1.1  2.3  4.6  7.7  13.8  21.1  13.1  15.2  16.1* 14.5
Other*** n/a n/a 6.7 6.4 10.1 8.3  21.8  26.2 23.5  27* 28
TOTAL 63 92.3 140.8 195 286.3 493
 712.6  843.4* 1173.8  1294.1 1530.2
 Year-on-Year Growth  25%  47%  53%  38%  47%  72%  45%  18%  39%  10% 18%
 Chocolate  6.2  9.2  13.7  18.4  23.2  35.8  38.3  88.6  346  413.1 542.4


* Along with the 2012 sales analysis, these 2011 figures have been reviewed and updated

* *After review, the 2009 and historical cocoa figures have been reviewed and the sales values updated.The figures against these products represent the cocoa part of all products containing cocoa, the honey part of all  products containing sugar.

***These figures cover all Fairtrade commodities not covered by other catgeories. These include gold, vegetables, dried fruit, pulses, rice, quinoa, sesame seeds, nuts and oils, sportsballs and spices.

Chocolate includes figures listed elsewhere in this table (e.g. sugar and cocoa) so are not included in the totals.