The line 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 relevan.
The line chart illustrates what proportion of changes there were
month
by month
in the average prices of three different metals in the year 2014. Overall
, the figure for nickel
experienced a decrease. However
, that for two others saw an increase. Nickel
was the most significant one in the first month
, it was overtaken by copper towards the end of the period.
Initially
, nickel
and zinc stood at 6% and 1%, respectively. After experiencing a decline over the next five months, the former hit a low at -3% and the latter at -1%. There was a slight growth for both until July before they levelled off in the next three months with -1% for nickel
and -0.5% for zinc. They experienced some fluctuation and by the last
month
, nickel
had grown to 1% and zinc to 2%.
In January, copper was at 2%. It steadily dropped and In May it reached its low at -0.5% and remained unchanged in the next month
. It fluctuated until November and saw a moderate rise, reaching 1.5% in December.Submitted by samira.nezhadamin on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words month, nickel with synonyms.
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