The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.
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The presented line chart illustrates how the
prices
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of copper, nickel and zinc changed on a month-to-month basis throughout 2014.
Overall
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it can be observed that the market of precious metals was stagnant in 2014, with a general decrease in
prices
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in June and a rise from October. At the beginning of 2014, nickel was the most expensive metal of all three with a 6% growth.
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, since January the price has gradually fallen down until reaching its lowest -3% in June. Following that, in the second half of the year, the price increased to 1%.
On the contrary
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, zinc was the least expensive metal at the beginning of the period with only 1% of growth. Since February the
prices
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on
this
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metal were slowly decreasing, until reaching -1% in June of 2014.
Then
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, after a certain period of stagnation until October,
at the end
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of the
year
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year,
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the
prices
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grew to 2 per cent.
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, the
prices
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of copper fluctuated the least throughout the period, starting with a 2% growth and ending with 1.5%.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words prices with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • average monthly change
  • prices of metals
  • trend
  • spike
  • fluctuation
  • increase
  • decrease
  • sharp rise
  • sharp fall
  • stability
  • volatility
  • data points
  • comparison
  • contrast
  • external factors
  • influences
  • market dynamics
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