# Other and primary batteries and Silver

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/other-and-primary-batteries-and-silver/

[Other and primary batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_other_batt/) (energy) and [Silver](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/silver/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: button cells

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Silver oxide cells power watches and small devices. Silver is costly, but the amount per cell is small, so the index shows no link, with monthly moves at 0.04 and yearly moves at -0.20.

- **0.04** monthly change correlation
- **-0.20** 12-month change correlation
- **0.16** fitted elasticity

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