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 illustrates how much

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of three different metals in 2014.

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, what stands out from the chart is that the price of nickel and copper decreased,

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that of zinc. Moving to a more detailed analysis, the amount of

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of nickel and copper stood at 6, and 2, respectively in January. Following two months, the gap between them was narrowed to approximately 1, and remained unchanged

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in the price of nickel decreased dramatically and hit a low of -3 in June before rising steadily to -1 and remaining constant in the next two months.

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October saw a considerable decline of 1, it rose to 1

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of the period. There was a fluctuation in the rate of

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of copper between April and

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when it was just above 0. In December it increased to 1.5. With regard to the level of

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of zinc, it accounted for 1 at the beginning of the period.

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rate declined sharply to -1 in June after reaching its highest level, 3 in February. Following five months it changed under 0. December saw a moderate increase in the amount of changed

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of zinc and made up 2 in the final year.