Consumers want hardwood flooring and hot chicken indicates new consumer report

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Easy Step Flooring

The recession may have caused us to be more careful with our cash, a new consumer report has shown that despite the credit crunch our tastes have become even more sophisticated. This is the conclusion of the latest annual review of goods used to measure the rate of inflation.

MP4 players have surpassed MP3 players in terms of sales, while hot rotisserie chicken has replaced frozen lamb loin chops, while people have traded their large eggs for the free range variety. MP4 players have a technological advantage over MP3 players in that they are able to play video as well as audio media, while the surge in popularity of rotisserie chicken highlights the trend for the demand for supermarket hot take away foods- while the surge in popularity of free range eggs is due to increased ethical awareness in the UK. While boxes of wine were extremely popular with the public just three years ago, we seem to have been traded these for bottles of rose instead. While the majority of changes have been in the food and drink categories, hardwood flooring

such as

solid oak flooring

has made it onto the list in the furnishings category- alongside laminate

wood floors

for the first time. This shows that even though we have had to tighten our belts, we now favour long lasting, high quality flooring over cheaper alternatives.

The inflation basket as it has become known is updated on a yearly basis to reflect the changing tastes of the nation. It was first launched in 1947, and in the basket corned beef, kippers, condensed milk, custard powder, lamp oil, a radio set and licence, and cinema admission could be found. Most recently trips to the cinema and video rental shops have since been replaced with online subscriptions, whereby films are sent directly to your home address for viewing. In the 1950’s a washing machine was added, while sliced bread made its first ever appearance in the 1960’s, an MOT test in the 70’s and frozen chips in the 80’s. Soap flakes, teapots, bike tyres, condensed milk and vinyl records have all been removed from the inflation basket over the years. Other notable changes include large party sized bottles of cider dipping in popularity, while smaller bottles made for individual consumption rose. Continental parmesan cheese had also overridden the previously popular British classic, cheddar cheese. The research also highlighted that households were having to spend more money on petrol and energy than in the last five years, but had consequently cut down their spending on clothes, shoes and motoring. If you would like to purchase high quality, long lasting yet affordable hardwood flooring please visit http://www.easystepflooring.co.uk/ where you can choose from a range of wood floors in different shades, textures and finishes.

Easy Step Flooring is a privately owned company providing

flooring supplies

, and specialising in

hardwood flooring

, including

solid oak flooring

, natural oak flooring and oak wood flooring. Due to our vast national and international logistics network, we consider our wide range of real wood floors to be second to none.

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