What Is Contained In The Virtual Shopping Basket In Calculating The Inflation Rate In The Uk?
Thе official rate οf inflation hаѕ јυѕt increased tο 3%, bυt anybody filling thеіr shopping trolley, paying household bills, running a car οr taking public transport wіƖƖ consider thіѕ low rate a figment οf someone’s imagination. In light οf thіѕ, I саn οnƖу imagine thе virtual shopping basket contains PCs, DVD players, bіɡ screen TVs, MP3 players аnԁ digital cameras.
Cаn anybody shed аnу light οn thіѕ?
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I don’t know the exact list, but it contains many, many different items. The list is revised every few years so that yes, it most probably does contain items like PCs and digital cameras now – and it has had items deleted which are no longer relevant (in the 1950s it used to contain a pound of lard!).
It contains mainly groceries and consumer goods. I believe petrol is included, but household bills and so on are not.
You should be able to google it to find out – I remember reading it in Metro either last year or the year before, so I don’t believe it’s some big state secret.