In a yearly update to the basket of items the Office for National Statistics (ONS) uses to calculate UK price rises, pulled ...

They are an integral part of the weekly grocery basket and a potent symbol, illustrating the threat of inflation to budgets. More than actual rotten eggs, overpriced eggs are a prime ingredient ...

VR headsets, yoga mats and sliders have been added to the inflation basket of goods as DVD rentals and minced turkey have been knocked off. The items included in the consumer price inflation (CPI) ...

For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. January's consumer inflation rate – the first calculated according to a new basket of goods – was 3.2%. This is slightly higher than ...

The CPI, a basket of goods and services typically bought by consumers, tracks the change in those prices over time. February's data comes after inflation accelerated in January, when it rose 3% on ...

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

Both items have made their way into the basket of goods and services used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to calculate inflation. The basket contains 752 items. The ONS collects the ...