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%.Submitted by ghazalmoosavi79 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words metals, change, nickel, copper, zinc with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "change" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "change" was used 7 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "just under" was used 2 times.
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