Interesting Fact - Cost of Living in the UK
According to the Office for National Statistics, we Brits are no longer that keen on going to night clubs or buying CDs and DVDs. (The inflation basket, which is used to calculate the cost of living in the UK, analyses the cost of 704 items. It is an interesting look into trends in the UK, and seemingly many nightclubs in the UK are facing closure, and more and more people download their music and films online so these items have been removed. However, the inflation basket will now include coffee pods and downloaded software, along with women's leggings, and strangely, cream liquers like Baileys, which must be a sign of an ageing population with very little fashion sense.) Here is a list from the Guardian newspaper of what is "In" and what is "Out":- In: Pouches of microwave rice: Joins a range of prepared foods, emphasising our love of ready meals. Multipacks of meat: The ONS has spotted a boom in cooking cuts of meat and presenting them buffet...