Alcopops removed from basket of goods used to calculate rising cost of living
The ONS said it would massively expand the number of rail fares it checks to calculate average price rises. In future it will use an industry database with 30 million price points rather than an index calculated by a regulator.
Electricity, gas and other fuels take up nearly 4.9% of the ONS's new inflation basket, the highest share for over a decade. Last year, the ONS believed that households spent 3.6% of their consumption on fuels, but as prices have soared, that share has increased. This will have an effect on the speed the inflation rate comes down: as fuel takes a bigger share of the basket, changes in fuel prices become more important.Myron Jobson, personal finance analyst at Interactive Investor, said: "The ONS basket of goods become ever more diverse, with the inclusion of products that some of us wouldn't even dream of buying.
"It is not an exact science, and its variety should remind us that the experiences of the rising cost of living is unique to each individual.
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