The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph depicts the price variation of copper,

Nickel

, and Zink each month in 2014.

Overall

,

it is clear that

Nickel

's cost experienced wider changes ranging from -3 to 6 per cent compared to their previous month's price,

while

the price of Copper fluctuated more gently between just below -0.5% and 2%.

Also

, all the figures witnessed their minimum change in June, when the sharpest fall occurred for

Nickel

throughout the period. Having seen the highest variation in total with 6%,

Nickel

then

plummeted in the next two months, remaining at around 1% until May.

Following

this

it declined steeply again, reaching its lowest amount in June. Regarding Zink, it started at 1%,

then

leapfrogged Copper by the next month, peaking at 3%.

Then

, the figure decreased gradually, and by June, it had reached -1%, making it slightly lower than Zink. In July, the lines followed a similar trend, rising a certain amount, spanning from 0.5 to 2 per cent, reaching a plateau that remained there for the next two months.

Finally

, they rose significantly, by approximately 1% to 3% percent until December.