We all know that supermarket prices are going up but our monthly survey of prices have shown just how much in the past seven months. Since April WalesOnline has been tracking the price of seven staple items at seven of the biggest supermarkets – Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Lidl, and Marks & Spencer.
In that time most bills have increased and the difference between April and October is actually quite stark with prices at Sainsbury's rising by £2.60 for the basket of goods. One of the biggest rises has been milk, which is now £1.25 for two pints of semi-skimmed at all the of supermarkets compared to 95p at the majority in April. The £1.25 price means there has been a 36% jump since January.
The items bought each month are:
