Morrisons has increased the price of a basic shopping item by 20% in the last fortnight.
We've been tracking the cost of the same eight items in the six same supermarkets for almost a year now to see where you can pick up the basics for less.
While some prices have fluctuated throughout that time they've mostly been on the up.
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Back in March 2022, the cheapest place for the shopping was Aldi, at £9.13, closely followed by Lidl's £9.14.
Almost 12 months later and the cheapest, Lidl, is £11.54. That's for tea bags, coffee, a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, a pack of chicken breasts, a pack of mince, beans and butter.
This week is one of very few weeks where there's been just one price rise, with Morrisons putting its 500g pack of mince up from £2.19 to a whopping £2.39.
Only last week the price rose from £1.99, meaning it's gone up by 20% in just a fortnight.
In comparison, the other supermarkets are selling it for £2.19, except for Lidl, which this week reduced it to £2.15.
Morrisons' hike, taking its overall bill to £2.17, means it's now just pennies apart from the most expensive supermarket, Asda.
We reported last week how a rise in the price of Asda's tea bags took the bill for the shopping basket to a new high, at £12.20, with shoppers criticising the retailer for increasing prices in its cheapest Just Essentials range.
Following Asda and Morrisons, Tesco is third most expensive, at £11.91, followed by Sainsbury's at £11.87 and Aldi, still second cheapest behind Lidl, at £11.60.
An Asda spokesperson: "We launched the Just Essentials By Asda range last year to provide customers with the option of getting all of their weekly essentials from the same low-cost brand range in all of our stores nationwide. We’re working hard to keep prices in check for customers despite global inflationary pressures and we remain the lowest-priced major supermarket – a position recognised by Which? in their regular monthly basket comparison which has named Asda as the cheapest supermarket for a big shop every month for the last three years.
"Last week we announced we would be freezing the prices of over 500 popular branded and own label products, more than half of which are fresh meat, dairy, fruit and vegetable products until the end of May."
The M.E.N has approached Morrisons for a comment.
Have you changed where you shop to find cheaper products? Do you shop from the budget ranges?
Here's the full list:-
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g - £1.99
Teabags 160 - £1.19
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.15 (down from £2.19)
Total £11.54 (down from £11.58)
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.19
Coffee 200g - £1.89
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.29
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.19
Total £11.60
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g £1.85
Teabags 160 - £1.39
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 400g tin - 26p
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.19
Total £11.87
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.84
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.38
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 27p
Chicken 300g - £2.55
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.19
Total £11.91
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 85p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.24
Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.89
Beans 410g tin - 25p
Chicken 300g - £2.59
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.39 (up from £2.19)
Total: £12.17 (up from £11.97)
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.30
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) - £1.40
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 27p
Chicken 300g - £3
Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.19
Total £12.20
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