The graph below show the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant.

The illustration presents how the costs of some metals have changed in each month during the

year

2014.

Overall

, the changes are dynamic. The most drastic differences we can see in the

prices

of nickel. The

prices

of copper and zinc are definitely more stable. We can notice a trend during summer, the costs of all the metals are constant. The biggest fall in rates of Nickel is noticed at the beginning of the

year

, between January and June, it decreased by 9%. Later, until September the numbers are stable, and it is equal to -1%. From October until the end of the

year

cost of Nickel increased and made 1 per cent.

Prices

of Zinc declined until June by 4 per cent. During summer figures remained the same. And by the end of the

year

are equal to 2%. From the first months, the

prices

of copper were slowly falling down. In May and June is around -0,5 %. In December the line went up and the price of copper was around 2 per cent.