The graph below shows the average monthly change in the price of three metals during 2014. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features , and make comparisons where relevant.

Presented in the graph below is the average monthly

price

variation of

three

metals over the course of 2014.

Overall

, the chart reveals that all

three

metals exhibited similar patterns of fluctuation throughout the year, with each experiencing periodic rises and falls.

However

, among them,

nickel

saw the most significant

price

changes, with larger peaks and deeper troughs compared to

copper

and

zinc

, indicating greater volatility in its

price

movements. From January to June,

copper

started at 1 and experienced a gradual decrease to just above -1.

Similarly

,

zinc

’s average

also

decreased from 2 to just above 1.

While

nickel

also

saw a decline, the drop was steeper than the others, reaching its lowest point of around -3, making it the most volatile of the

three

. These trends were followed by a sudden rise in July, after which the prices of all

three

metals stabilized until September. From September to October,

copper

,

zinc

, and

nickel

all experienced a slight decline to 0.5, -1, and -2, respectively. By November,

copper

remained unchanged,

while

both

nickel

and

zinc

saw their greatest

price

increases, with

zinc

reaching the highest peak among the

three

at the end

of the given period.