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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Simon Neville

Pet collars and meat-free sausages added to inflation basket but suits out

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The work-from-home shift due to the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed men’s suits from the basket of goods used to calculate inflation, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

Economists at the agency have also removed doughnuts and coal from the list of products followed for price increases.

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