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.

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The given line charts compare the alteration of the amount of money for purchases of three specific metals in different months of 2014.
Overall
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, in the first month of 2014,
Nickel
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had more changes in prices than the other mentioned metals.
In addition
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, the average price of both
Zinc
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and Copper remained stable during
this
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period,
whereas
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this
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figure for
Nickel
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dramatically decreased in the year 2014. From January to June, it can be seen that
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rate for
Nickel
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fell from 6% to a negligible -3%.
Moreover
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, by March,
Zinc
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had overtaken
Nickel
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in terms of cost change, reaching a 1% change in cost in comparison with
last
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month. Looking at between June and December, in the majority of
this
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period,
Nickel
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experienced under 0 % modification,
while
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the price of
Zinc
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reached a peak of 2% in December.
Zinc
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,
furthermore
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, was replaced as the first in
this
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term after October.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words nickel, zinc with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuate
  • volatile
  • stability
  • peak
  • trough
  • increment
  • decrement
  • steady
  • gradual
  • sharp
  • increase
  • decrease
  • month-on-month
  • average monthly change
  • commodity
  • benchmark
  • trend
  • precipitous
  • plateau
  • significant
  • marginal
  • surge
  • dip
  • plummet
  • soar
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