Champagne cut from inflation basket

Champagne sold in restaurants and bars was removed from the basket of goods and services used to calculate inflation rates.

In the latest sign that consumers are cutting back on the finer things in life since the financial crisis, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has removed bottles of champagne in the on-sales market from the basket to reflect falling sales, instead adding off-licence sales of white rum and hot chocolate.

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