# Polyester fibre and Wool

Their prices have moved together.

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

[Polyester fibre](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polyester_fibre/) (chemical) and [Wool](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/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

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