This line chart displays information about the average monthly change in the prices of copper, nickel, and zinc in 2014. Overall, the percentage ranged from 6% to -3%, changing in all the metals.
As shown in the graph, nickel started with a 6% change in the price in January, which was the highest percentage compared to other metals. In contrast, the change reached the lowest percent in June, with a -3% change in price. Zinc began with a 1% price change in January, then noticed a tiny increase in February with a 3% price change, settling to -1% change in June, keeping the change nearly similar in the months June to October. On the other hand, copper showed a slightly balanced distribution throughout the whole year, ranging from 2% to nearly -1% change in price.
The change in price steadied for all the metals from July to September, at 1%, -0.5%, and -1% for copper, zinc, and nickel respectively, making it the only stable change in 2014. From September to October, they all started to decline nearly one percent lower. After that, from October to December, all the metals showed an increase in the change of the price, with 2%, 1.5%, and 1% percentage for zinc, copper, and nickel respectively.