VR headsets, yoga mats and sliders have been added to the inflation basket of goods as DVD rentals and minced turkey got knocked off.

The Office for National Statistics said its inflation basket of goods show how consumer spending has evolved over the years.

Items added and removed from the basket of goods used to calculate inflation give an insight into current fashions.

Pulled pork, virtual-reality headsets and yoga mats have been added to a list of items used by the UK’s official statisticians to measure how quickly prices are rising across the country. But it will ...

The VAT zero-rating of basic foodstuffs is aimed at alleviating the regressivity of the tax to ensure that poor people do not ...

Eight years ago, the biggest online shopping platforms were eBay, Etsy, Redbubble and Catch.com.au – but it’s different now.

The items added to the list of zero-rated foods include edible offal of sheep, poultry, goats, swine, and bovine animals; ...

When demand for goods and services is greater than supply, prices tend to rise more quickly. To measure inflation every month, Statistics Canada tracks the prices for a long list—what it calls a ...

Budget tabled by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana in Parliament on Wednesday, 12 March 2025, saw the 2% VAT increase initially proposed in February 2025 replaced by two consecutive 0,5% increases, ...

Ever since Mr. Trump imposed extensive tariffs on goods from China during his first ... “We did not put all our eggs in one basket, which shows the strong resilience of China’s foreign trade ...

The list of products “could be subject to possible commercial policy measures,” according to the EU. North Carolina exported goods worth $9.7 billion to the EU in 2024, according to the United ...