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Construction chemicals and Paints and coatings

Their prices have moved together.

Construction chemicals (chemical) and Paints and coatings (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: shared inputs

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Waterproofing coatings and sealants share acrylic and polyurethane resins with paints, and paint firms are big in this market. The adhesives proxy and the paints index correlate at 0.47 for monthly moves and 0.90 for yearly moves.

  • 0.47 monthly change correlation
  • 0.90 12-month change correlation
  • 0.86 fitted elasticity

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