Prices of alcohol-free beer and houmous will go into calculations of British inflation as shoppers ​prioritise healthier habits, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The consumer prices index is based on the cost of more than 750 goods and services, some ​of which are changed each year, reflecting changing ​lifestyles as well as shifts in the use ⁠of technology.

“This year, healthier lifestyle choices influence consumer ​spending, reflected by goods such as houmous and non-alcoholic ​beer,” Stephen Burgess, ONS deputy director for prices, said.

Other additions to the basket include motor homes, dashboard cameras, pay-TV subscriptions and ​pet-grooming services.

Leaving the index this year are sheets ​of wrapping paper – to be replaced by more popular rolls of ‌wrapping ⁠paper – while prices for hotels will be measured in a different way to reduce volatility, the ONS said.

The statistics agency will also introduce data collection from ​supermarket scanners ​for over ⁠half of the grocery market. The change means “thousands of manually collected price points will ​be replaced by millions of prices collected ​automatically” ⁠from supermarket checkouts, the ONS said.

Britain’s inflation rate fell to a near one-year low of 3.0 per cent in January ⁠but ​the surge in energy prices ​caused by the conflict in the Middle East has raised concerns about ​a fresh increase.