London - The price of electronic cigarettes, craft beer and subscriptions to music streaming services such as Spotify will go into calculations of British inflation for the first time, the country's statistical agency said on Tuesday.
Britain's consumer prices index is based on the cost of more than 700 goods and services, a handful of which are changed each year as shoppers' tastes change.
"With the decrease in the popularity of traditional media, music streaming services - such as Spotify - are being included for the first time, as are online console computer games subscriptions," the ONS said.