Groceries rise by 7% across Australian supermarket chains, Choice finds

Groceries rise by 7% across Australian supermarket chains, Choice finds

The price of a basket of items in Coles, Woolworths, IGA and Aldi increased to an average of $43. 62, survey says

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Groceries have become more expensive at all four of Australia’s major supermarket chains, with the average price of a basket of essentials increasing by 7% between March and June, new analysis has found.

The consumer advocacy group Choice on Thursday released its 10 th quarterly government-funded survey of supermarket prices, which it assessed by filling a basket with eight common grocery items at 104 different stores in June.

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