IW25 Shorts: Which goods and services have most been affected by inflation in the past 25 years?

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Pub quiz time. Which UK goods and services have most increased in cost over the 25 years Investment Week's doors have been open? And name one that actually costs less today than in 1995. Housing? Food and drink? Transport?

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