The cost of weekly staples in Glasgow supermarkets has rocketed by more than the rate of inflation.
Last year, in March, as the Glasgow Times launched our Beat the Squeeze campaign we price-checked a basket of goods that are popular among shoppers.
Throughout the year we highlighted the rising costs of food and energy and promoted the best advice for managing the pounds and pennies as the cost of living increased.
We visited the big six supermarkets, Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s and noted the prices.
We checked the price of bread, milk, eggs, minced beef, a whole chicken, toilet rolls, nappies, pasta, bananas, apples, cornflakes, potatoes, baked beans, morning rolls and Irn Bru.
This week we returned to check the same basket of goods.
We found all six showed a big hike in prices, from 13% to 32%.
While inflation in the UK is running at 10.4% just now and market analysts Kantar found grocery inflation at 17%, the cost of our selected basket of staples jumped by as much as 32% over the year.
Some examples of the increases people are being met with at the check-outs include six eggs in Aldi up from 90p to £1.45, a jump of 60%.
In Lidl, nine toilet rolls increased from £2.05 to £3.49, up by 70%.
In Aldi, nappies rose from £3.19 to £4.99, up 56%.
Tesco recorded a jump in the price of potatoes, from 91p to £1.15, up 26%.
In Sainsbury’s, which has the lowest overall increase in our basket, Irn Bru increased from £1.50 to £1.70, up 13%.
In Morrisons, six eggs increased from 89p to £1.39, a rise of 56%.
The difference over one year for each supermarket was:
● ASDA - difference = £6.87 increase, up by 31.7%.
● TESCO - difference = £6.24, up by 30.1%.
● MORRISONS - difference = £5.43, up by 24.1%.
● SAINSBURY’S - difference = £2.89, up by 13.1%.
● ALDI - difference = £6.23, up by 32.7%.
● LIDL - difference - £5.05, up by 26.3%.
Reports this week showed British grocery inflation rose in March to a record 17.5%.
Kantar said prices were rising fastest in markets such as eggs, milk and cheese.
It said UK households now face an additional £837 for an annual shopping bill if they do not change their habits to cut costs.
Statistics published by the British Retail Consortium and market researcher NielsenIQ this week also showed soaring food prices pushed overall inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March.
ASDA
Hovis white loaf
2022: £1.10
2023: £1.40
Milk two pints
2022: 95p
2023: £1.65
Six medium eggs
2022: 90p
2023: £1.45
500g minced beef
2022: £1.90
2023: £3.50
Whole medium chicken
2022: £2.46
2023: £4.95
Toilet roll nine roll
2022: £3.10
2023: £3.29
2022 Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £4
2023 Nappies own brand 38 size 5: £4.25
Pasta 500g bag
2022: 70p
2023: 95p
Bananas five
2022: £1
2023: £1
Apples six
2022: 95p
2023: £1
Cornflakes
2022: 85p
2023: 70p
Potatoes 2.5kg
2022: 91p
2023: £1.25
Morning Rolls four
2022: £1
2023: £0.95
Baked beans
2022: 35p
2023: 50p
Irn Bru 2l
2022: £1.50
2023: £1.70
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Tesco
Hovis white loaf
2022: £1.10
2023: £1.40
Milk two pints
2022: 95p
2023: £1.65
Six medium eggs
2022: 95p
2023: £1.40
500g minced beef
2022: £1.79
2023: £2.49
Whole medium chicken
2022: £3.50
2023: £4.10
Toilet roll (nine rolls)
2022: £3.10
2023: £5.45
Nappies 32 / size 5(2022): £2.99
Nappies 40 / size 5 (2023) : £2.99
Pasta 500g bag
2022: 70p 2023: 41p
Bananas five
2022: 69p 2023: £1.35
Apples six
2022: 79p
2023 90p
Cornflakes
2022: 60p
2023: 63p
Potatoes 2.5kg
2022: 91p
2023: £1.15
Morning Rolls four
2022: 75p
2023: 80p
Baked beans
2022: 35p 2023: 50p
Irn Bru 2l
2022: £1.50
2023: £1.69
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SAINSBURYS
Hovis white loaf:
2022: £1.10
2023: £1.40
Milk two pints
2022: 95p
2023: £1.30
Six medium eggs:
2022: £1
2023: £1.40
500g minced beef:
2022: £2
2023: £2.2.49
Whole medium chicken
2022: £4
2023: £4.50
Toilet roll nine rolls
2022: £3.30
2023: £3.50
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2022: Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £3
2023: Nappies own brand 36 size 5: £2.81
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Pasta 500g bag
2022: 70p
2023: 95p
Bananas five
2022: 69p
2022: 79p
Apples six
2022: 79p
2023: 85p
Cornflakes
2022: £1
2023: 85p
Potatoes 2.5kg
2022: 89p
2023: £1.15
Morning rolls four:
2022: 75p
2023: 80p
Baked beans:
2022: 35p
2023: 44p
Irn Bru 2l
2022: £1.50
2023: £1.70
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MORRISONS
Hovis white loaf
2022: £1.20
2023: £1.45
Milk two pints
2022: 95p
2023: £1.30
Six medium eggs
2022: 89p
2023: £1.39
500g minced beef
2022: £1.79
2023: £2.39
Whole medium chicken
2022: £3.50
2023:£4.99
Toilet roll own brand nine roll:
2022: £3.35
2023: £4.09
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2022: Nappies own brand 32 size 5: £2.89
2023: Nappies own brand 36 size 5: £3.25
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Pasta 500g bag
2022: 75p
2023: 95p
Bananas five
2022: 79p
2023: 90p
Apples six
2022 £1.29
2023: £1.59
Cornflakes 500g
2022: £1
2023: £1.29
Potatoes 2.5kg:
2022: 99p
2023: £1.15
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2022 Morning Rolls four: £0.79
2023 Morning Rolls six: £1.20
-
Baked beans
2022: 39p
2023: 49p
Irn Bru 2l
2022: £1.50
2023: £1.89
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ALDI
Hovis soft white
2022: £1.10
2023: £1.40
Milk two pints
2022: 95p
2023: £1.19
Six medium eggs
2022: 79p
2023: £1.29
500g minced beef
2022: £1.69
2023: £2.49
Whole med chicken
2022: £2.99
2023: £3.79
Toilet roll own brand nine roll:
2022 £2.09
2023: £3.39
Nappies own brand 32 size 5:
2022: £3.19
2023: £3.59
Penne pasta 500g bag
2022: 55p
2023: £0.79
Bananas five:
2022: 69p
2023: £0.92
Apples six:
2022: £1.19
2023: £1.39
Cornflakes 500g
2022: 55p
2023: 63p
Potatoes 2.5kg
2022: 91p
2023: £1.59
Morning Rolls four
2022: 55p
2023: £0.69
Baked beans
2022: 32p
2023: £0.45
Irn Bru 2l
2022: £1.50
2023: £1.69
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LIDL
Hovis white loaf
2022: £1.10
2023: £1.40
Milk two pints
2022: 95p
2023: £1.30
Six medium eggs
2022: 79p
2023: £2.19
500g minced beef
2022: £2.99
2023: £2.45
Whole med chicken
2022: £2.99
2023: £3.69
Toilet roll own brand nine roll
2022: £2.05
2023: £2.29
Nappies own brand 32 size 5:
2022: £2.79
2023: £3.29
Pasta 500g bag
2022: 29p
2023: £0.79
Bananas five
2022: 69p
2023: £0.89
Apples six
2022: 89p
2023: £1.39
Cornflakes
2022: 55p
2023: £0.63
Potatoes 2.5kg
2022: 91p
2023: £1.25
Morning rolls four
2022: 55p
2023: 69p
Baked beans:
2022: 22p
2023: 27p
Irn Bru 2l:
2022: £1.50
2023: £1.69
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