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 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 compares
metals
' average monthly
change
in prices over a 12-month period.
Overall
,
Nickel
and
Copper
witnessed a downward trend in their average monthly
change
, with the former decreasing more substantially.
In contrast
,
Zinc
's average monthly
change
grew over the given period. In January,
Nickel
's price was 6% higher in comparison to the previous month,
while
the figure for
Copper
and
Zinc
was 2% and 1% respectively. By May, both
Nickel
and
Copper
's
change
declined to around 1% and remained stable for a month. Meanwhile, with a more subtle decline,
Zinc
overtook the other two
metals
at over 1%. A
further
decrease was experienced in all
metals
' average
change
between April and June, with
Nickel
bottoming down at the lowest point, at -3%. From June to July, the average monthly
change
grew and
then
remained unchanged for two months, with
Copper
at 1%,
Zinc
just under 0%, and
Nickel
at -1%. From October onward, an increase was experienced in
metals
' average
change
.
Therefore
, by the end of the period,
Zinc
overtook others at 2%, followed by
Copper
at just under 2% and
Nickel
at the lowest point, at 1%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words metals, change, nickel, copper, zinc with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "change" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "change" was used 7 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just under" was used 2 times.

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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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