The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph illustrates changes in the costs of
copper
, nickel
and zinc
in comparison to the previous month
in 2014.
Overall
, it is clear that
the prices of metals tended to rise during the winter months
whereas
they showed the opposite in the summer. It is also
worth noting that nickel
has the most dynamic pattern compared to the remaining metals.
In January, nickel
had the biggest change in price with a 6% increase while
the figures for copper
and zinc
were 2% and 1% respectively. The cost of nickel
then
continue to ascend by around 1% per month
until declined by 3% in June. Likewise
, copper
experienced a relatively similar trend, growing by between 0.5% and 2% in the first 4 months
and then
falling by 0.5% in both May and June. In contrast
, the statistics of zinc
peaked at 3% in February, followed by a plunge to -3% in June.
In the remaining period, the nickel
’s price witnessed a -1% change in 3 successive months
but later climbed by 1% in the 2 final months
. However
, the figure for copper
remained much more stable, ranging from 0.5% to 1%. At the same time, the cost of zinc
decreased by 0.5% each month
between July and September, after which it underwent a 2% growth in the last
month
.Submitted by dminh on
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