Smart speakers are being used to help measure inflation in the UKThey were added, along with electric toothbrushes and flavored tea, to this year’s “basket of goods.”By C. Fisher, 03.11.2019
Mobile phone data could replace census questionnaires in the UKThe ONS used locations and timestamps to identify where people work and live.By M. Brian, 11.07.2017
Dumb phone prices are no longer used to measure inflationThe UK's Office for National Statistics has deemed them irrelevant.By J. Rigg, 03.14.2017
Video game downloads now help the UK measure inflationThey join streaming services, e-cigarettes and smartphones in the "basket of goods."By M. Brian, 03.15.2016