The ONS has revealed updates to the Consumer Prices Index for 2025, adding 23 items including VR headsets and energy tariffs, while removing 15. This reflects changes in consumer behavior amidst economic shifts. Experts believe the basket's transformation demonstrates how fitness, technology, and stable energy costs are becoming central to British life. The inclusion of fixed energy prices suggests these costs are now vital to understanding overall living expenses, indicating ongoing consumer adaptation amid economic uncertainty and fluctuating prices.
The annual update to the UK's inflation basket is more than just a statistical exercise, as it provides a snapshot of how consumers are adapting to an economy that has left many feeling exposed.
The decision to include fixed tariffs for domestic gas and electricity in the inflation basket highlights how energy prices have become so integral to the cost-of-living equation.
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