The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart illustrates the variations in monthly costs of three different metals

Copper

,

Nickel

, and

Zinc

in the year 2014.

Overall

, all metals prices dropped in

June

,

while

remaining constant in the next three months. By the end of the year, they observed a rise in

price

. In January,

Nickel

’s

price

raised to 6%, which is higher than

copper

(2%) and

Zinc

(1%).

Nickel

price

dropped to 1% by March and in

June

it decreased to -3%.

On the other hand

,

Zinc

value surged to 3%, and fell to -1% by

June

. The

copper

drop was relatively slow when compared to other metals, it fluctuated between 1% and -1% from February to

June

. After

June

every metal observed growth with

Nickel

at -1%,

Copper

at 1%, and Zink is around -5%. Those values remained steady from July to September. By December,

Zinc

price

went up to 2%, which is greater than

Copper

which is around 1.5%, and

Nickel

at 1%.