We have all felt the pinch at the supermarket till over the past year, but how much have prices actually gone up by? Households are facing an increase of £788 to their annual grocery bills "if they don't change their behaviour to cut costs", said Kantar analyst Fraser McKevitt last month..
We have been tracking prices for the past year to work out which products are going up the most and which supermarkets are offering the best deals. Starting in March, 2022, we looked at the cost of seven essential items in seven of the biggest supermarkets in Wales.
A year ago, the shopping baskets from the different stores showed a difference of more than £2 between the most expensive and cheapest shops. Over the past 12 months Aldi has consistently come out on top when it comes to the cheapest cost for the basket of seven items, but every supermarket has seen a big increase in mainly milk and bread. You can get more consumer news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
