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.
The line graph depicts the differences in the costs of three metals on a monthly basis within the
year
2014.
Overall
, the prices for copper and nickel
inclined
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increased
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while
the cost of zinc increased. By the end of the
year
, the metal with
highest
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the highest
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price
was zinc and nickel had the lowest value. Starting at 6% in January, nickel was the most valuable metal. From
this
peak, in just 5
months
the
price
plummeted to -3% in June.
This
metal only witnessed a slight growth back to -1% in July
then
remained unchanged for the next two
months
of August and September. From
this
, it dropped to -2% before surging back to 1% in the
last
two
months
of 2014. The cost of zinc increased sharply and reached
the
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a
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peak of 3% in February. During the following
months
of the first and second quarters, the
price
dropped continuously to the value of -1% and remained relatively the same during the third quarter before soaring to 2%
at the end
of the
year
. Copper's
price
experienced a more fluctuated change when started at 2%
then
gradually decreased to the lowest points of 0.5% in May and June. In July, copper had a slight increase back to 1% and
remain
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remained
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rather stable around
this
level until the rest of the
year
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words year, price, months with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 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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