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 shows the monthly change in

copper

,

nickel

, and

zinc

prices

in 2014. The

prices

are measured as a percentage change from the previous month. The

prices

of all three metals fluctuated throughout the

year

, with

copper

and

nickel

prices

starting the

year

high and ending the

year

low.

Zinc

prices

were the most volatile, rising and falling sharply throughout the

year

.

Overall

, the price of

copper

was the most stable of the three metals, starting the

year

at around 3% and ending the

year

at around 2%.

Nickel

prices

started the

year

at around 2% and fell to around 1% by the end of the

year

.

Zinc

prices

were the most volatile, starting the

year

at around 4%, rising to over 10% in March, and

then

falling to around -1% by the end of the

year

. In conclusion, the

prices

of

copper

,

nickel

, and

zinc

all fluctuated throughout 2014, with

copper

prices

being the most stable and

zinc

prices

being the most volatile.