Polyester fibre and Wool

Their prices have moved together.

Polyester fibre (chemical) and Wool (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: substitute fibre

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Polyester and acrylic fibres replace wool in cheaper clothing and blends. The US polyester index barely tracks wool: monthly moves correlate at 0.05 and yearly moves at 0.37, as polyester follows oil.

• 0.05 monthly change correlation
• 0.37 12-month change correlation
• 0.19 fitted elasticity

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