he 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 information about the average monthly cost fluctuation of copper,

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, and zinc throughout the year 2014.

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what stands out from the graph is that there was a downward trend in the prices of all three metals in the first six

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. Another striking feature is that

nickel

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started with the highest price but ended up at the lowest point,

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the opposite was true in the case of zinc. More specifically, the price of

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plummeted during the first six

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, hitting its lowest point at - 3%, after which

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figure remained the same from July to September, hovering at - 1 %, followed by a slight increase to 1 % throughout the

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two

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. As regards Copper, there was the same trend as

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, its price decreased by around 2 % in May and June, at which point

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figure stayed stably at 1 %,

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showed some steady fluctuation throughout the winter, ending up at around 2 %.

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, after the cost of zinc

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at 3 % between February and May,

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figure saw a dramatic drop of 4 % in June,

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remained static at around 0 % over the next three

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, followed by a rise to 2 % in December.