Table 3 Swiss CPI weights and incidence in April 2020
From: Weighting bias and inflation in the time of COVID-19: evidence from Swiss transaction data
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 |