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 illustrates the changes that occurred each

month

in the prices of three metals in the year 2014.

Overall

, it is evident that

while

the average monthly change rates went up for zinc, those for copper and

nickel

declined over the one-year period. During the first

month

,

nickel

was the absolute leader, with the highest change rates at 4-6%. It kept dwindling until May when it reached less than 1%. Zinc, in comparison, saw a 2% increment in the first

month

and

then

fell slightly to 1%, outrunning

nickel

.

Moreover

, the figure for copper

also

experienced a downfall, plunging from 2% to well below 0% in January and May respectively. Moving on to the

last

six months,

nickel

plummeted to -3%. Meanwhile, copper surged to 1%, where it stood steady until September before rising again to almost 2%.

In contrast

,

nickel

first went down steadily to -1%, prior to its fluctuation between -1% and 0%.

Subsequently

, it soared profoundly to a 2%

change

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chance

show examples

per

month

in the

last

month

, making it the highest percentage.