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Choice reports 7% rise in supermarket grocery basket prices
7%
The average price of an eight-item grocery basket increased across the four supermarket chains between March and June.
Choice found that the average price of an eight-item grocery basket rose 7% across Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA between March and June. IGA recorded the largest increase, while Aldi remained the cheapest overall.
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- 7%
The average price of an eight-item grocery basket increased across the four supermarket chains between March and June.
“the average price of a basket of essentials increasing by 7% between March and June”
- 2.79AUD
The average cost of the eight-item grocery basket increased between March and June.
“The total cost of the eight items – averaged across all the stores – went up by $2.79 between March and June”
- 37%
The average price of strawberries increased between March and June.
“strawberries, which became 37% more expensive on average over the three-month period”