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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

Groceries rise by 7% across Coles, Woolworths, IGA and Aldi, Choice finds

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Aldi saw the smallest increase in a basket of common items such as apples, mince and rice. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Groceries have become more expensive at all four of Australia’s major supermarket chains, with the average price of a basket of essentials increasing by 7% between March and June, new analysis has found.

The consumer advocacy group Choice on Thursday released its 10th quarterly government-funded survey of supermarket prices, which it assessed by filling a basket with eight common grocery items at 104 different stores in June.

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