Alcohol-free beer and houmous added to UK inflation basket

Prices of alcohol-free beer and houmous will go into calculations of British inflation as shoppers ​prioritise healthier habits, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The consumer prices index is based on the cost of more than 750 goods and services, some ​of which are changed each year, reflecting changing ​lifestyles as well as shifts in the use ⁠of technology.

“This year, healthier lifestyle choices influence consumer ​spending, reflected by goods such as houmous and non-alcoholic ​beer,” Stephen Burgess...