Fresh veg is soaring in shopper popularity

Fresh veg is soaring in shopper popularity

UK shoppers are buying fruit smoothies and fresh vegetables, at the expense of CD singles.

The annual alteration to the country’s shopping basket reveals the rise in sales of healthy-eating products, while the trend to download music and buy cars with automatic steering locks has seen CDs and steering lock devices founder on the shelves.

Statisticians track the prices of 650 goods and services annually, to follow the UK’s evolving purchasing habits and price trends.

Microwave ovens have also fallen in popularity since their 1980s debut.