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Goodbye to Guinness: Stout dropped from UK inflation tracker
The move does not suggest Guinness is waning in popularity in the UK
The price of a pint of Guinness will no longer be included among the items UK statisticians use to measure inflation.
The Office for National Statistics on Monday said draught stout would be removed from “basket of goods and services” used to track consumer spending and shopping habits.
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