Table 3.
Swiss CPI weights and incidence in April 2020
| Monthly | Weight | Incidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main group | CPI inflation | CPI | Covid basket | CPI | Covid basket |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 0.71 | 10.54 | 23.70 | 0.07 | 0.17 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco | –0.47 | 2.76 | 6.20 | –0.01 | –0.03 |
| Clothing and footwear | 0.26 | 3.40 | 1.52 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Housing and energy | –0.19 | 24.96 | 40.27 | –0.05 | –0.08 |
| Household goods and services | –0.80 | 3.79 | 1.69 | –0.03 | –0.01 |
| Healthcare | –0.08 | 15.69 | 6.11 | –0.01 | –0.01 |
| Transport | –1.74 | 10.97 | 7.90 | –0.19 | –0.14 |
| Communications | –0.06 | 2.94 | 4.75 | –0.00 | –0.00 |
| Recreation and culture | –0.89 | 8.37 | 0.08 | –0.07 | –0.00 |
| Education | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Restaurants and hotels | –0.75 | 9.46 | 2.04 | –0.07 | –0.02 |
| Other goods and services | –0.09 | 6.12 | 4.13 | –0.01 | –0.00 |
The CPI weight is the share of expenditure in a given category over total expenditures. The incidence is the monthly inflation rate multiplied by the weight. The sum of all the category incidence numbers is equal to the monthly inflation rate