Sports bras and crop tops have been added to the basket of goods used to calculate inflation - but men's suits are out as part of the annual review, Sky News reports. The Office for National Statistics makes changes to the list of more than 700 items every 12 months in order to reflect consumer spending habits.
The removal of men's suits reflects the increasing number of people working from home since the coronavirus pandemic, while the ONS said sports bras had been added to reflect an exercise boom. The inflation basket is designed to be "representative of the goods and services that consumers typically spend their money on" and reflect "changing tastes and habits".
ONS head of economic statistics Sam Beckett said the latest changes show "the impact of the pandemic still evident in our shopping habits". She said: "With many people still working from home, demand for more formal clothing has continued to decrease.
