VR headsets, yoga mats and pool sliders added to UK ‘inflation basket’
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#6W0BK)
Pulled pork replaces oven-ready gammon joints, and local newspaper adverts are out on ONS list
Virtual reality headsets, yoga mats and men's pool sliders have been added to the shopping basket used to calculate the cost of living in Britain, while local newspaper adverts and oven-ready gammon joints have been removed.
In a snapshot of an increasingly online, time-pressed nation, the Office for National Statistics said the annual review of its inflation basket had taken into account shifting fashion trends, as well as growing consumer appetite for faster food and future technologies.
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