Morrisons has increased the price of one of its products by 13% in the past week, meaning it is no longer the cheapest place to buy a basket of essentials.
Britain’s cheapest supermarket staple has increased the price of one regular item by 13% – now making it the second most expensive in the country.
Morrisons was rated the most affordable in the country just two months ago, but after raising one price it is now only beaten by Tesco when it comes to impact on your wallet. Prices at Britain’s biggest food brands have been watched over the past two years amid a cost-of-living crisis.
Reporters tracked the price tag on a basket of the same eight basic items. In May, Morrisons was the cheapest choice for groceries, which include milk, bread, tea bags, coffee, butter, baked beans, chicken breast and mince. However, the retailer is now the second most expensive for the products after raising the price of its cheapest Savers tea bags from 79p per pack of 80 to 89p from last week.
This means that the cost of a pack size of 160, which we compare across all supermarkets, has risen by a shocking 13%. The price hike is disappointing news for shoppers who had hoped to see an end to a significant week of product price hikes, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Lidl remains the cheapest of all retailers with a bill of £12.11, closely followed by Aldi at £12.14 and Asda, which is down just a penny for the fifth week in a row, at £12.18. Sainsbury’s is the fourth cheapest at £12.33, followed by Morrisons, now £12.47, and the most expensive Tesco at £12.62.
Aldi disputed the results of the MEN’s weekly comparison, arguing that it did not consider similar products or the “higher quality” of its items. For example, Aldi claims that their beans are 20g heavier than Sainsbury’s and that their tea bags are “higher quality than used comparison products”.
Asda also disagrees with the comparison, saying that our small sample of products does not give a complete picture of prices and does not take its stores into account. The supermarket claims its Just Essentials range is the biggest and cheapest available next to Aldi’s.
Here is the full list:
Lidl
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p.
Milk 2 pints – £1.20.
Coffee 200g – £1.99.
Teabags 240 – £2.79 / equivalent to £1.86 for 160.
Salted Butter 250g – £1.69.
Beans 420 g can – 28 pages
Chicken 300g – £2.35.
Minced 500g 25% fat – £2.29.
Total £12.11.
Aldi
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p.
Milk 2 pints – £1.20.
Coffee 200g – £1.99.
Teabags 160 – £1.89.
Salted Butter 250g – £1.69.
Beans 420 g can – 28 pages
Chicken 300g – £2.35.
Minced 500g 25% fat – £2.29.
Total £12.14.
Asda
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p.
Milk 2 pints – £1.20.
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) – £1.98.
Teabags 160 (4 x 40 packs) – £1.60.
Salted Butter 250g – £1.69.
Beans 410g can – 27p.
Chicken 300g – £2.50.
Ground 500g 20% ​​fat – £2.49.
Total £12.18.
Sainsbury’s
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p.
Milk 2 pints – £1.20.
Coffee 200g – £1.99.
Teabags 160 – £1.89.
Salted Butter 250g – £1.69.
Beans 400 g can – 27 p.
Chicken 300g – £2.35.
Ground 500g 20% ​​fat – £2.49.
Total £12.33.
Morrisons
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p.
Milk 2 pints – £1.20.
Coffee (2 x 100g) – £1.98.
Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) – £1.78 (from £1.58).
Savers Salted Butter 250g – £1.69.
Beans 410g can – 27p.
Chicken 300g – £2.65 for 330g, which equates to £2.41 for 300g.
Minced 500g 25% fat – £2.29.
Total £12.47 (up from £12.27).
Tesco
Loaf of white bread 800g – 45p.
Milk 2 pints – £1.20.
Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) – £1.98.
Teabags 160 (2 x 80 packs) – £1.88.
Salted Butter 250g – £1.69.
Beans 420 g can – 28 pages
Chicken 300g – £2.65.
Ground 500g 20% ​​fat – £2.49.