Monthly price volatility for selected minerals and fossil fuels, January 2014-March 2025

Last updated 13 May 2025

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Sources

IEA analysis based on S&P Global and Bloomberg.

Notes

Due to data availability, the volatility values for some minerals were calculated over differing time frames: January 2020 to March 2025 for graphite, January 2018 to March 2025 for manganese, March 2017 to March 2025 for titanium, and September 2019 to March 2025 for indium. Data value for lithium votlatility is maxed at 120, actual value is higher.

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