# Cotton and Wool

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/cotton-and-wool/

[Cotton](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/cotton/) (commodity) and [Wool](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/wool/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: substitute fibre

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Wool and cotton are both natural fibres for clothing, sold to the same spinning mills in China. Monthly moves correlate at 0.36 and yearly moves at 0.61, reflecting textile demand and the global economy.

- **0.36** monthly change correlation
- **0.61** 12-month change correlation
- **0.61** fitted elasticity

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