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How to calculate weighted average in an Excel Pivot Table?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2024-08-30

In general, it’s easy to calculate the weighted average by combination of SUMPRODUCT and SUM functions in Excel. However, the calculated fields seem not support the functions in a pivot table. Therefore, how could you calculate the weighted average in a pivot table? This article will introduce a solution.

Calculate weighted average in an Excel Pivot Table

Calculate weighted average in an Excel Pivot Table

Supposing you have created a pivot table as below screenshot shown. And I will take the pivot table as example to calculate the weighted average price of each fruit in the pivot table.
a screenshot of the original data and the corresponding Pivot Table

1. First of all, add a helper column of Amount in the source data.
Insert a blank column in the source data, type Amount as column name, next type =D2*E2 in the first cell of this helper column, and finally drag the AutoFill Handle to fill the whole column. See screenshot:
a screenshot of using formula to calculate the amount

2. Select any cell in the pivot table to activate the PivotTable Tools, and then click Analyze (or Options) > Refresh. See screenshot:
a screenshot of refreshing the Pivot Table

3. Go ahead to click Analyze > Fields, Items, & Sets > Calculated Field. See screenshot:
a screenshot of enabling the Calculated Field dialog box

4. In the Insert Calculated Field dialog box, please type Weight Average in the Name box, type =Amount/Weight (please change the formula based on your field names) in the Formula box, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:
a screenshot of configuring the Insert Calculated Field dialog box

Now you return to the pivot table, and you will get the weighted average price of each fruit in the subtotal rows. See screenshot:
a screenshot showing the weighted average in the Pivot Table

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