Morrisons is now selling one basic for a third more than competitors. Our weekly comparison of basics like milk and bread, which has been keeping track of the costs of the same eight products at the six main supermarkets since March, showed how the retailer had quickly moved from being the cheapest to the most expensive in a matter of weeks.
It's kept that position and with another price hike this week - raising the cost of mince to £2.39 for a 500g pack - it doesn't seem like it will be moving any time soon.
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The 20p increase on the meat, from last week's £2.19, makes it 40p dearer than all the other supermarkets - Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Lidl and Sainsbury's - which are selling the same product for £1.79. That's a difference of 33.5%.
While price increases have slowed somewhat compared with last week, when four of the six supermarkets put up the cost of butter, there have still been a couple of rises this week.
Chicken has risen at Asda, with its 350g pack now at £2.80 and Tesco has increased the price of its budget Stockwell beans from 22p to 26p.
Lidl has once again retained the crown as cheapest, at £10.07 for the full shop, which is 21% less than Morrisons' most expensive basket at £12.22.
Second cheapest is Aldi at £10.68, followed by Tesco at £10.85, Asda at £10.88, and Sainsbury's at £10.98.
The full shopping list for our price comparison is made up of an 800g loaf of bread, two pints of milk, 200g of coffee, 160 teabags, a 250g block of butter, a tin of beans, 300g of chicken and 500g of mince.
A Morrisons spokesperson said: "This is an unprecedented period of inflation and we are working hard to keep prices down and competitive for our customers while maintaining high standards and availability in all our stores."
Here's the full list:-
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g - £1.69
Teabags 160 - 99p (down from £1.09)
Salted butter 250g - £1.72
Beans 420g tin - 22p
Chicken 300g - £2.15
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £10.07 (down from £10.17)
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g - £1.69
Teabags 160 - £1.29
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 26p
Chicken 300g - £2.15
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £10.68
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.70
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.30
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 420g tin - 26p (up from 22p)
Chicken 300g - £2.30
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £10.85 (up from £10.81)
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 39p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.66
Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) - £1.24
Salted butter 250g - £2
Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 25p
Chicken (bigger 350g pack for £2.80) equates to £2.40 - (up from £2.70 / £2.31)
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £10.88 (up from £10.79)
Sainsbury's
Loaf of white bread 800g - 36p
Milk 2 pints - £1.15
Coffee 200g £1.69
Teabags 160 - £1.29
Salted butter 250g - £1.99
Beans 400g tin - 21p
Chicken 300g - £2.50
Mince 500g 20% fat - £1.79
Total £10.98
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g - 85p
Milk 2 pints - £1.25
Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.70
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.30
Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.95
Beans 410g tin - 29p
Chicken 300g - £2.49
Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.39 (up from £2.19)
Total: £12.22 (up from £12.02)
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