Prices are continuing to rise on the cost of basic groceries, at both the cheapest and most expensive supermarkets. We have been tracking the prices of the same eight essentials at the six main supermarkets for almost a year now.
And this week has seen 20p minced beef price rises across three of the big supermarkets, while prices have also risen on goods at a fourth. It has seen the overall basket price at the most expensive supermarket this week - Asda - tip over the £12 mark for its first time since we started this comparison.
Last March, the same eight essentials would have cost you just £9.94 at Asda, when it was then the third cheapest behind Aldi and Lidl but this week it's now £12.04. Our representative shopping basket contains two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, a pack of mince, a pack of chicken, tea bags, coffee, beans and butter.
