Inflation & Prices
Vinyl Records Back in UK Inflation Basket After 32-Year Absence
- Return reflects surge in popularity of physical music format
- Hand sanitizer removed in annual CPI review as pandemic fades
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Vinyl records will return to the UK inflation basket for the first time in 32 years after a surge in their popularity, while hand sanitizer is out as the pandemic fades from the nation’s shopping habits.
The Office for National Statistics said that air fryers, rice cakes and gluten-free bread will also be added to the basket to reflect changing eating habits. Sofa beds and hot rotisserie chickens were among the items to be removed.