Monthly tracker shows 1% rise in the cost of an average supermarket shopping basket.
The cost of an average basket of groceries climbed 1% in August, according to the latest Groceries Tracker from mySupermarket.
It found the price of a selection of 35 of the most commonly purchased items came to £86.75 in August, compared to £86.11 in July.
However, prices are still lower than a year ago. The same basket purchased back in August 2014 would have set households back £91.19, 5% more.
The biggest price rises
Of the essential items monitored by the tracker, 13 products increased in price during August, with onions and mushrooms seeing the biggest percentage increases.
|
Product |
Product size |
Average price in July 2015 |
Average price in August 2015 |
Percentage change |
|
Onions |
Per 1kg |
£1.05 |
£1.22 |
16% |
|
Mushrooms |
Per 300g |
£1.42 |
£1.55 |
10% |
|
Crisps |
Per 6x25g |
£1.36 |
£1.44 |
6% |
|
Fruit juices |
Per 2 litres |
£2.78 |
32.91 |
4% |
|
Apples |
Per 8 apples |
£3.72 |
£3.81 |
3% |
|
Squash drink |
Per 1 litre |
£1.49 |
£1.52 |
2% |
|
Breakfast cereals |
Per 750g |
£3.84 |
£3.93 |
2% |
|
Frozen chips |
Perk 1kg |
£1.50 |
£1.52 |
2% |
|
Fruit yoghurt |
Per 4x125g |
£1.84 |
£1.87 |
2% |
|
Cola |
Per 2 litres |
£2.55 |
£2.59 |
1% |
|
Grapes |
Per 500g |
£2.09 |
£2.12 |
1% |
|
Eggs |
Per 12 eggs |
£2.72 |
£2.75 |
1% |
|
Butter |
Per 250g |
£1.52 |
£1.53 |
1% |
The biggest price falls
Meanwhile 11 items fell in price over August, with cucumber and carrots the biggest fallers.
|
Product |
Product size |
Average price in July 2015 |
Average price in August 2015 |
Percentage change |
|
Cucumber |
Per cucumber |
56p |
54p |
-3% |
|
Carrots |
Per 1kg |
£2.51 |
£2.44 |
-3% |
|
Broccoli |
Per 400g |
83p |
81p |
-2% |
|
Frozen Pizza |
Per 350g |
£1.98 |
£1.94 |
-2% |
|
Bananas |
Per 8 bananas |
£1.51 |
£1.49 |
-1% |
|
Red pasta sauce |
Per 500g |
£2.47 |
£2.44 |
-1% |
|
Pasta |
Per 1kg |
26p |
25p |
-1% |
|
Leaf salad |
Per 200g |
£2.20 |
£2.18 |
-1% |
|
Kitchen towels |
Per 4 rolls |
£3.62 |
£3.60 |
-1% |
|
Tomatoes |
Per 500g |
£2.60 |
£2.59 |
-1% |
|
Cheddar Cheese |
Per 500g |
£4.73 |
£4.70 |
-1% |
[SPOTLIGHT]As you can see, plenty of good news for households trying to keep healthy, with fresh fruit and vegetables making up over half of the drops.
How the tracker works
The mySupermarket Groceries Tracker keeps tabs on nearly 5,000 products across Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Waitrose and Morrisons.
It considers both brand and own brand items but not luxury ranges. It also looks at offers, but not multi-buy deals.
Certain products are also excluded as they aren’t seen as representing a ‘normal’ weekly shop like organic, free range, Fairtrade and gluten free products.
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