Non-alcoholic beer and pet grooming added to UK inflation basket

ONS updates list of items used to measure price growth on back of changing spending habits

16 Mar, 09:30 — 16 Mar, 09:30

Why this matters

The inflation basket is a crucial tool for measuring the cost of living and economic health in the UK. Updating it ensures that inflation figures accurately reflect current consumer spending patterns, which impacts economic policy and public understanding of price changes.

Key entitiesOffice for National Statistics

The Story

What 2 sources agree on, dispute, and miss

What sources agree on

Non-alcoholic beer has been added to the UK inflation basket
Pet grooming services have been added to the UK inflation basket
The ONS updates the basket to reflect changing spending habits

Key claims2 agreed · 1 unverified

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Non-alcoholic beer is now used to measure inflation

agreed·BBCFT

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Pet grooming is now used to measure inflation

agreed·BBCFT

The ONS updates the basket of goods and services annually

unverified·FT

Coverage gaps

Houmous and motorhomes were also added to the basket of goods and services

ReportedBBC

MissingFT

The Story

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Source Diversity

Moderate (27/100)

2 sources— more sources would strengthen this score15/33

Spectrum spread— 2/5 buckets covered8/33

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Geographic diversity— 1 region4/34

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Outlet rating This story

SourceOutletiGeneral editorial lean of the outletStoryiHow they covered this specific storyToneFactuality

BBCcentercenter-leftneutralHighFocuses on consumer impact and cost of living

FTcentercenteranalyticalVery HighReports factual ONS update on price growth

Coverage leans: center

The coverage is largely neutral and factual, focusing on reporting the ONS updates without significant political framing.

Sources

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BBCHigh146d ago

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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FTVery High146d ago