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Lead and Underground, submarine and superconducting cables

Their prices have moved together.

Lead (commodity) and Underground, submarine and superconducting cables (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: sheathing

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Submarine and some high-voltage cables use lead sheaths to keep water out. Lead is a minor share of total cost, so the link is loose, with monthly moves correlating at 0.22 and yearly moves at 0.49.

  • 0.22 monthly change correlation
  • 0.49 12-month change correlation
  • 0.27 fitted elasticity

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