Summary

Shrinkflation describes the phenomenon where manufacturers reduce the package size of household goods while keeping the price the same. This article examines the impact of this phenomenon on CPIH.

Publications

• The impact of Shrinkflation on CPIH, UK: January 2012 to June 2017

  Shrinkflation is used to describe the business practice of changing product pack size, while keeping its price the same. This article examines the effect of this practice on inflation.

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Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   24 July 2017 7:30am

   Reason for change

   In order to publish before 9:30, approval from the National Statistician's office is required - we did not apply for this, so the publication is pushed back to normal time.