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 the average monthly
price
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changes of
copper
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,
nickel
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, and
zinc
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throughout 2014, compared to the previous month.
Overall
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, all three metals experienced significant fluctuations, with
nickel
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showing the most dramatic patterns. In January,
Nickel
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had the biggest
price
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increase at 6 %, followed by
Copper
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at 2 % and
Zinc
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at 1 %. But by March,
Nickel
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's
price
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dropped sharply to just over 1 %.
Copper
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and
Zinc
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fell more slowly, ending at about 0.5 % and 1.5 %, respectively. By
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,
Zinc
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became
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the top performer. From April to June, all three metals went down in
price
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.
Nickel
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dropped the most, reaching -3 %.
Zinc
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fell to -1 %, and
Copper
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stayed steady at -0.5 %. Even with the drop,
Copper
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had the highest
price
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change in June. From July to September, prices stayed mostly the same with only small changes. But in October, all metals dropped again. By December, prices went up:
Zinc
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rose to 2 %,
Copper
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to 1.5 %, and
Nickel
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to 0.5 %.
Zinc
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ended the year as the strongest metal.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words price, copper, nickel, zinc with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "went down" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stayed" was used 2 times.
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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