As the cost of living continues to increase across the board, supermarket prices have risen sharply this year.
Out of the big four supermarkets, customers have been told which stores have been hit the hardest by price rises, according to new data from a food comparison website. As reported by The Mirror, Morrison's prices have risen the most on the Trolley.co.uk site.
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Across 13,000 items, Morrison's prices have risen by an average of 4.7 per cent compared to August 2021. Those who shop at Tesco will see a 4.6 per cent rise on their weekly messages, according to the Trolley data.
Sainsbury's has seen an average price rise of 3.7 per cent, while shopping from Waitrose and Asda have risen by 3.2 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively.
Outwith the 'Big Four' supermarkets, Iceland saw the largest overall increase at 6.6 per cent, while Aldi had a rise of 5.7 increase over 2,413 products.
Of the 3,022 products tracked at Iceland, the average price of an item has gone from £3.79 in August last year to £4.04 in 2022 - an increase of 25 pence.
Some of the largest jumps in product prices from Iceland included:
- Butter - rising by £1.01
- Chicken - rising by £1.07
- Toilet paper - also rising by £1.07
- Dog and cat food - rising by £1.11 and £1.01 respectively
The largest monetary increase at Iceland has been in the cost of a 5kg bag of chicken breasts - jumping £7 from £17 to a whopping £24.
The same cost rise was seen in the price of alcohol, specifically Jim Beam whiskey and Bombay Sapphire gin. Meanwhile, a bottle of olive oil rose to £14, an increase of £6.25.
Inflation has hit a new 40-year high of 10.1 per cent in 2022, hitting supermarkets, energy bills and other cost of living issues the highest. The Bank of England also warned that inflation rates could reach 13 per cent by October 2022.
The biggest contributor of rising inflation in July was food, according to the Office for National Statistics - with grocery inflation at 12.6 per cent. This is up from 9.8 per cent in June.
Bread and cereals have increased in price the most, closely followed by dairy products like milk, cheese, and then eggs. Vegetables, meat, sugar, jam, honey, syrup, chocolate and confectionery all rose in price as well.
To check where your weekly shop is costing the least out of all the supermarkets, check out the Trolley.co.uk website here.
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