In 2018, the average monthly cultural expenditure (incl. media) of a Swiss private household amounted to CHF 347 (a total of 15.8 billion CHF). According to the Federal Statistical Office, significantly more was spent per household on culture and media (CHF 347) than on health (CHF 242), clothing and footwear (CHF 191) or alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (CHF 100), but significantly less than on housing and energy (CHF 1 456), transport (CHF 753), food and non-alcoholic beverages (CHF 634) or hotels and restaurants (CHF 589).
The majority of cultural and media expenditure in 2018 was on content and services (299 CHF) with internet services by far the largest expenditure item (168 CHF), followed by audiovisual content and services (51 CHF) and television and radio (43 CHF) and printed content (40 CHF).
Table 4: Household cultural expenditure by expenditure purpose, 2014 and 2018
| Items (Field/Domain) | 2014 Monthly Household expenditure per Household in CHF | 2018 Monthly Household expenditure per Household in CHF |
| I. Books and Press | 46 | 40 |
| Books and brochures | 16 | 14 |
| Press (Newspapers and magazines) | 30 | 26 |
| II. Cultural Content and Services | ||
| Theatre and concerts | 17 | 15 |
| Cinema | 4 | 4 |
| Museums, exhibitions, libraries, zoological gardens, etc. | 6 | 6 |
| Music and dance classes | 13 | 12 |
| Contributions to cultural associations | 2 | 2 |
| Film and video | 3 | 1 |
| Music and sound | 2 | 2 |
| Television and radio | 48 | 43 |
| Rental of film and audio carriers | – | 1 |
| Other services in the field of culture and entertainment | 4 | 6 |
| III. Audiovisual equipment and accessories | ||
| Photo and film cameras, incl. accessories | 8 | 5 |
| Television and video sets, incl. accessories | 14 | 9 |
| Radio and audio equipment | 7 | 6 |
| Musical instruments | 5 | 4 |
| Writing and drawing materials | 8 | 7 |
| Information Processing and Internet | ||
| Internet (incl. combined subscriptions) | 163 | 168 |
| Computer and modem | 23 | 12 |
| TOTAL (Cultural expenditure) | 378 | 347 |
| TOTAL | 5 432 | 5296 |
Source: Federal Statistical Office: Kulturausgaben der privaten Haushalte in der Schweiz – Übersichtstabellen (2020)
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