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| Inflation basket: Coffee pods in but nightclub fees out | Inflation basket: Coffee pods in but nightclub fees out |
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| The UK is becoming a nation in a hurry, as coffee pods and microwave rice pouches enter the basket of goods used to measure inflation. | The UK is becoming a nation in a hurry, as coffee pods and microwave rice pouches enter the basket of goods used to measure inflation. |
| Coffee pods were a "distinct and growing product", the Office for National Statistics (ONS) declared. | Coffee pods were a "distinct and growing product", the Office for National Statistics (ONS) declared. |
| The pods are used to make a cup which tastes like real coffee, but can be made in a matter of seconds. | The pods are used to make a cup which tastes like real coffee, but can be made in a matter of seconds. |
| However, nightclub entry fees and re-writeable DVDs are among the costs removed from the calculations. | |
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| Microwave rice, in either a pouch or a tray, has been added as it reflects a long-term trend towards prepared foods. | Microwave rice, in either a pouch or a tray, has been added as it reflects a long-term trend towards prepared foods. |
| Other items to be added include a large chocolate bar. Although the inflation basket already includes a small chocolate bar, the ONS said this was an underrepresented category. | Other items to be added include a large chocolate bar. Although the inflation basket already includes a small chocolate bar, the ONS said this was an underrepresented category. |
| Cream liqueur, nail varnish and women's leggings have also been included for the first time. | Cream liqueur, nail varnish and women's leggings have also been included for the first time. |
| "Women's clothing is an under-covered area of the basket," said the ONS. | "Women's clothing is an under-covered area of the basket," said the ONS. |
| Items being dropped from the list include rewriteable DVDs, which were " a declining technology", and CD-Roms. | Items being dropped from the list include rewriteable DVDs, which were " a declining technology", and CD-Roms. |
| Consumers tend to use them much less, as software can be downloaded directly. | Consumers tend to use them much less, as software can be downloaded directly. |
| The price of getting into a nightclub has also been removed from the list, as the number of clubs is declining, the ONS said. | The price of getting into a nightclub has also been removed from the list, as the number of clubs is declining, the ONS said. |
| New entries last year included e-cigarettes, music streaming subscriptions, and craft beer. | New entries last year included e-cigarettes, music streaming subscriptions, and craft beer. |
| Among the items dropping out in 2015 were satellite navigation, as drivers switched to traffic apps on phones, or bought cars with sat navs already built in. | Among the items dropping out in 2015 were satellite navigation, as drivers switched to traffic apps on phones, or bought cars with sat navs already built in. |
| Some of the changes represent new consumer trends, but other changes have been made for technical reasons, to reflect price changes more accurately. | Some of the changes represent new consumer trends, but other changes have been made for technical reasons, to reflect price changes more accurately. |