Not sure what this means, but the CD single has been removed from the "typical basket" used by the Office For National Statistics to monitor inflation. The mythical basket of goods people commonly buy is occasionally updated to represent public spending habits. The CD single has been taken out of the basket because ONS say people are increasingly buying single track releases via download stores. But the CD is not dead - the CD album has been added to the basket in the singles place. Other new additions to the average shopper's basket include USB sticks, fruit smoothies and muffins.
Mar 18, 2008
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CD single taken out of statistician's average shopping basket
The CD single has been removed from the ONS 'typical basket' used to monitor inflation, with the CD album added in its place as people buy singles digitally.