Champagne out, ebooks in as Britain updates inflation basket

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Champagne out, ebooks in as Britain updates inflation basket

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/champagne-ebooks-britain-updates-inflation-basket-122633204--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l8xQD4WTDzwvfxQPKwiExg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-12T122723Z_2_CBRE92B0YKD00_RTROPTP_2_MORRISONS-CHRISTMAS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Morrisons supermarket worker arranges champagne bottle at a store in London" align="left" title="A Morrisons supermarket worker arranges champagne bottle at a store in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Champagne is losing its fizz for British consumers who would rather be curled up with a book downloaded onto their eReaders, according to government statisticians. The Office for National Statistics, which bases its monthly calculation of inflation on 700 goods and services priced in 150 areas of the country, said sales of books for digital devices represented a &quot;significant and growing market&quot;. Statisticians update the basket of items every year so the contents accurately capture changing trends in spending. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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