Gin-Sipping Hipsters on Fixies Ride Into U.K. Inflation Metric
- Cycle helmets, non-dairy milk, scooters added to CPI basket
- ONS says also publishing revised back series for CPIH
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They’ve faced much mockery for their beards and fixed-wheel bicycles, but U.K. hipsters are getting the last laugh as they make their mark on national statistics.
Non-dairy milk, gin and cycle helmets have all been added to the list statisticians use to gauge living costs, while basic mobile phone handsets have been removed as their rarity in a world of smartphones makes it hard to collect prices, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday.