Inflation & Prices

More Alcohol-Free Beer, Less Wine in UK Inflation Basket Shakeup

Non-alcoholic beer is being added to the list of goods used to measure UK inflation while different wine categories are merged into one, in a sign Britons are becoming more health-conscious.

The Office for National Statistics said Monday that it will also begin tracking the price of hummus, since vegetables — including processed vegetable products — are under-represented.