Shrinking sweets? ‘You’re not imagining it,’ ONS tells shoppers
Monday 24th July 2017
Detailed analysis of ‘shrinkflation’ confirms some of the UK’s favourite treats really are getting smaller.
For all those shoppers who feel chocolate bars, cartons of drink, toilet rolls and countless other products have been getting smaller, now comes official confirmation. A grand total of 2,529 products tracked by the Office for National Statistics have decreased in size over the past five years.
Mark Jones comments in The Guardian
