Smoothies in, alcopops out as U.K. updates inflation index for 2023

The changes offer an insight into shifts in the British public’s spending choices as tastes and technology change

Frozen berries used to blend home-made smoothies are in, while alcopops at the pub are out, according to Britain’s annual update of the goods and services used to calculate consumer price inflation data.

The ONS said it will no longer collect prices for small digital cameras or some types of compact disc or DVD, as more Britons use their mobile phones to take photos and stream music and video. “The impact of mobile phone technology continues to resonate with the removal of CDs and digital cameras from our basket, reflecting how most of us listen to music and take pictures straight from our phones these days,” ONS statistician Mike Hardie said.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that controlling inflation would be one of the main themes of finance minister Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget this Wednesday.

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