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Sanitiser, loungewear added to UK inflation basket

By Sean Farrell

Date: Monday 15 Mar 2021

(Sharecast News) - Hand sanitiser, men's loungewear bottoms and hand weights have joined the basket of goods used to measure UK inflation to reflect changes in consumption during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Office for National Statistics said it added the items to the basket to take account of people cleaning their...

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