Vinyl records will re-enter Britain’s inflation charts for the first time in 32 years this month, as part of the annual shake-up of the basket of goods and services used to calculate the pace of price rises.
In total 16 items have been added to the basket for the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs while 15 have been removed
Other additions included include air fryers gluten free bread, and edible sunflower seeds while removals include hand hygiene gel, hot rotisserie cooked chicken, and bakeware.
“Often the basket reflects the adoption of new technology, but the return of vinyl records shows how cultural revivals can affect our spending,” ONS statistician Matt Corder said adding that there had been “a vast reduction in shelf space dedicated to hand hygiene gel as demand has fallen since the pandemic”..
