The graph below shows the average closing prices of selected precious metals from 2013 to 2021. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The previous line graph illustrates the

cost

in

dollars

per oz. of

gold

, platinum and

palladium

over time from 2013 to 2021.

Overall

, it can be clearly seen that

gold

and

palladium

exhibited a clear increase,

although

palladium

revealed the highest growth.

In contrast

,

although

platinum started the trend with the highest

cost

, it recorded a certain fall across the years, displaying the lowest

cost

in the

last

year

. In detail, in the

year

2013

gold

and

palladium

began with a price of just below 1500

dollars

and around 750

dollars

, respectively.

Although

both prices demonstrated some fluctuation across the years,

at the end

of the period (2021)

palladium

had a dramatic increase of just below 2500

dollars

followed by

gold

with around 1750

dollars

per oz.

In contrast

, even though platinum showcased the highest

cost

at the

begining

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beginning

of the period in the

year

2013, it faced a significant decline with just over 1000

dollars

per oz in its

cost

in the

year

2021.