CAGRs for the common critical metals over the next decade

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CRU Group:
Lithium: 8.7%
Silver: 5.5%
Uranium: 4.9%
Graphite: 3.9%
Rare earth elements (heavy): 3.8%
Rare earth elements (light): 3.7%
Phosphate: 3.6%

Wood Mackenzie:
Lithium: 8.5%
Silver: 5.3%
Uranium: 4.7%
Graphite: 4.0%
Rare earth elements (heavy): 3.9%
Rare earth elements (light): 3.8%
Phosphate: 3.7%

GlobalData:
Lithium: 8.4%
Silver: 5.2%
Uranium: 4.6%
Graphite: 3.9%
Rare earth elements (heavy): 3.8%
Rare earth elements (light): 3.7%
Phosphate: 3.6%

Compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, is the mean annual growth rate of an investment over a specified period of time longer than one year. It represents one of the most accurate ways to calculate and determine returns for individual assets, investment portfolios, and anything that can rise or fall in value over time.

The CAGR is a good and valuable tool to evaluate investment options, but it does not tell the whole story. Investors can analyze investment alternatives by comparing their CAGRs from identical time periods. Investors, however, also need to evaluate the relative investment risk. This requires the use of another measure such as standard deviation.
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