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The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.
#change #prices #three #metals
The line chart provides information on the percentage of average
price
changes
 of copper,
nickel
, and
zinc
 each month in 2014.
Overall
, the
price
 of copper and
nickel
 generally
had
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decreased from the start of the year to the end of the year,
while
zinc
's
price
 increased with fluctuation. In January, the
price
changes
 of copper
stand
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stood
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in
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at
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 2% before it generally decreased approximately to -0.5% in May. There
was
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were
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 no
changes
 in
price
 from May to
June
 and the
price
 underwent
1
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a 1
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%
changes
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change
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 in
June
 before it remained stable until September.
On
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In
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 the following month, the
price
 slightly decreased before
rose up
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rising
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 again in December to less than 2%
changes
.
On the other hand
, the
price
changes
 on
Nickel
 started high in January with 6%,
while
Zinc
 was only 1%.
On
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In
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 the following month, the
changes
on
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in
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Nickel
fall
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fell
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 dramatically
on
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in
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 March to 1% and it remained stable
on
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in
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 April before it slightly decreased
on
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in
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 May and fell to -3% by
June
. Meanwhile,
Zinc
's prices increased to 3%
on
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in
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 February and gradually decreased
on
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in
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June
 to -1%. Both
Nickel
 and
Zinc
's prices underwent up and down before
it
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they
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 reached the final
price
changes
 in December with 1% in
Nickel
 and 2% in
Zinc
.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words price, changes, nickel, zinc, june with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 8 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • average monthly change
  • prices of metals
  • trend
  • spike
  • fluctuation
  • increase
  • decrease
  • sharp rise
  • sharp fall
  • stability
  • volatility
  • data points
  • comparison
  • contrast
  • external factors
  • influences
  • market dynamics
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