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Argon and Helium

Their prices have moved together.

Argon (chemical) and Helium (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: same suppliers

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Argon is also sold by industrial gas firms, but it is separated from air rather than from natural gas. The index link is weak, monthly moves at 0.12 and yearly moves at -0.23, showing that different supply sources outweigh the shared sellers.

  • 0.12 monthly change correlation
  • -0.23 12-month change correlation
  • -0.69 fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.