# Houmous and non-alcoholic beer join basket of items used to track UK inflation

By Maike Currie — 2026-03-16

Maike Currie, VP Personal Finance at PensionBee, said: “Houmous in, hotels out — the inflation basket shows how Britain’s spending habits are shifting.

“Healthier eating, more time at home and more money spent on our pets. Even the way we watch television is changing, with traditional digital TV giving way to broader pay-TV subscriptions that capture the shift to streaming.

“This year’s update to the collection of more than 750 items used to calculate inflation, comes as the cost of living is firmly back in focus, with concerns mounting that inflation could rise again amid higher energy prices and renewed global uncertainty.”

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