 Some supermarkets are charging nearly three times the price for products as they did two years ago, Which? has found. Everything from Bakewell slices and bread loaves to even budget supermarket lines has bloated in price amid the cost-of-living crisis. Food inflation stood at 18.4% in May, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from 19.1% in the year to April 2023. The agency says this decrease came after food prices rose to their highest in over 45 years, nearly reaching the 21.9% rate last seen in August 1977. Cupboard and fridge staples like milk, cheese and eggs drove the slight decrease. But food prices remain high, consumer watchdog Which? found after tracking 21,000 products across eight major supermarkets in the last two years. Beloved treats and budget lines have all gone up in price, Which? found (Picture: SOPA Images) The worst contender was Mr Kipling Bakewell Cake Slices x6 at Sainsbury's, which swelled in price by 175%, from £1 to £2.75. The baked goods company's chocolate slices similarly rose from £1 to £2.59 at Tesco, a 159% increase. Other price hikes have included Morrison's own-brand mozzarella shooting up from 49p to £1.19 and Asda's Free From Special Flakes going from 62p to £1.50. Lidl's Chene D'argent Brie rose from 79p to £1.85. Budget line items – often billed as giving shoppers value for money – have gone up by 37.1% as supermarkets say they have cut costs. 'While these products are still usually the cheapest available,' Which? said, 'the scale of these price hikes shows how the poorest in society are being hit hardest by increasing prices.' Food inflation has been in the double digits for months (Picture: Anadolu) In the three months to the end of June 2023 compared to the same period two years earlier, the price of baked goods leapt by 30%. Cheese and meat soared on average by 35% and 24% respectively, w){kind=link}
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Some supermarkets are charging nearly three times the price for products as they did two years ago, Which? has found.
Everything from Bakewell slices and bread loaves to even budget supermarket lines has bloated in price amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Food inflation stood at 18.4% in May, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from 19.1% in the year to April 2023.
The agency says this decrease came after food prices rose to their highest in over 45 years, nearly reaching the 21.9% rate last seen in August 1977.