Items added and removed from the basket of goods used to calculate inflation give an insight into current fashions.

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Some may use yoga mats and virtual reality headsets to mentally escape the daily grind but now statisticians are using them to chart the rising cost of living. Both items have made their way into ...

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Pulled pork, virtual-reality headsets and yoga mats have been added to a list of items used by the UK’s official statisticians to measure how quickly prices are rising across the country.

The United Kingdom's official inflation tracker is getting a refresh, with pulled pork, virtual reality headsets and yoga mats among the new additions reflecting evolving consumer spending.