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 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.
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The line chart gives information about how the average
price
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percentage of three metals changed per month in 2014.
Overall
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, nickel and copper had a downward trend,
while
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zinc showed the reverse. Notably, nickel had the highest fee at
first,
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but it became the lowest
at the end
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of the year. To commence with, nickel prices started at 6% in January and plummeted to 1% in March. In the following month, it remained the same before witnessing a significant fall to -3 in July. It
then
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fully recovered to -1% in November and levelled out in the
last
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year, making it the lowest cost compared to others. Regarding the copper fee, it was the second highest
price
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at 2% in January.
However
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, it declined gradually to reach the lowest point at more than -1% from March to June and hit the peak in December at just under 2%. Meanwhile, as regards zinc
price
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, it began at 1% in the first month and reached the top at 3% in February. The cost fluctuated and reached the lowest point at -1% in June and October before peaking at 2% in December, thereby making it the highest
price
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percentage
at the end
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of 2014.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
Vocabulary: Replace the words price with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reach" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuate
  • volatile
  • stability
  • peak
  • trough
  • increment
  • decrement
  • steady
  • gradual
  • sharp
  • increase
  • decrease
  • month-on-month
  • average monthly change
  • commodity
  • benchmark
  • trend
  • precipitous
  • plateau
  • significant
  • marginal
  • surge
  • dip
  • plummet
  • soar
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