New Items Added to UK Inflation Basket Including Alcohol-Free Beer and Pet Grooming
The UK's basket of goods and services used to measure inflation has been updated to include items like alcohol-free beer, pet grooming, houmous, and motorhomes, reflecting changing consumer spending habits.
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Alcohol-free beer and pet grooming used to measure inflation
Houmous and motorhomes are also added to the basket of goods and services used to chart the rising cost of living.
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Hummus and pet grooming also join list of goods and services used to help judge the impact of rising prices Business live – latest updates The UK’s increasing sobriety will be recognised from next month in the basket of goods used to calculate inflation after alcohol-free beer was added to a list by the Office for National Statistics totalling 760 items. Hummus and pet grooming were also included in the list of goods and services used to help judge the impact of rising prices on the cost ...
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