The relative importance of the items is accounted for in the index number.
An index number which accounts for the relative importance of the items is known as
(i) weighted index
(ii) simple aggregative index
(iii) simple average of relatives
Calculate weighted index number for 2010 by weighted aggregative method and weighted average of relative method for the following data:
ItemsWeightsPrices in 2011Prices in 2012A10100161B7200210C155060D92030E101014
The drawbacks of the simple aggregative method are:
(I) The items with large unit prices have greater influence on the index.
(II) No weightage is given to the relative importance of the items.
The relative importance of the items is accounted for in___.