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 Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast 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 10th 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. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...