Supermarket remains third cheapest behind Lidl and Aldi as retailers hike price of same budget essential

Three retailers have increased the price of the same item by 7% in the last week

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We're told food price rises are beginning to slow down, but the last week alone has seen the same item increased at three supermarkets.

Tesco, Aldi, Sainsbury's have added 10p onto the cost of their cheapest teabags, an increase of 7%.

And it comes just a week after the latter two, along with Lidl, hiked the price of bread too.

Despite the rises, our weekly comparison of the main six supermarkets shows that Lidl remains the cheapest of all, with a bill of £11.79 for the basket of eight items.

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As well as bread and tea bags, our comparison has tracked the price of coffee, mince, chicken, beans, butter and a two-pint bottle of milk since last March.

For the second week running, Tesco (£12.31), is now third cheapest behind budget retailers Lidl and Aldi (£12.13) - and the only one to keep its cheapest loaf at the lower price of 39p.

Sainsbury's isn't far behind at £12.33, followed by Morrisons at £12.60 and Asda at £13.35.

Just this week we reported how a survey has suggested that soaring food prices may have peaked.

Food inflation fell to 15.4 per cent in the year to May, according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen.

It was down from 15.7% in April. But that is still an incredibly high figure, meaning that a person who spent around £20 in a food shop a year ago would now be paying a little over £23 for the same items.

This is an average so the exact number would depend on what they bought. Although May's figure is a little lower than the food inflation seen in April, it is still the second fastest annual increase the BRC has ever measured, it said.

Have you noticed price rises slowing down at all? Let us know in the comments.

Here's the full list:-

Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p

Milk 2 pints - £1.25

Coffee 200g - £1.99

Teabags 160 - £1.19

Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 420g tin - 28p

Chicken 300g - £2.29

Mince 500g 25% fat (20% fat no longer available) - £2.45

Total £11.79

Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p

Milk 2 pints - £1.25

Coffee 200g - £1.99

Teabags 160 - £1.49 (up from £1.39)

Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 420g tin - 28p

Chicken 300g - £2.29

Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49

Total £12.13 (up from £12.03)

Loaf of white bread 800g - 39p

Milk 2 pints - £1.25

Coffee 200g (2 x 100g) - £1.98

Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack) - £1.48 (up from £1.38)

Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 420g tin - 28p

Chicken 300g - £2.55

Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.49

Total £12.31 (up from £12.21)

Loaf of white bread 800g - 45p

Milk 2 pints - £1.25

Coffee 200g £1.99

Teabags 160 - £1.49 (up from £1.39)

Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 400g tin - 27p

Chicken 300g - £2.50

Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49

Total £12.33 (up from £12.23)

Loaf of white bread 800g - 75p

Milk 2 pints - £1.25

Coffee (2 x 100g) - £1.98

Teabags 160 (2 x 80-pack Savers) - £1.38

Savers Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 410g tin - 27p

Chicken 300g - £2.59

Mince 500g 20% fat - £2.49

Total: £12.60

Loaf of white bread 800g (Just Essentials) - 45p

Milk 2 pints - £1.25

Coffee 200g (2 x 100g Just Essentials) - £1.98

Teabags 160 (4 x 40-pack Just Essentials) - £1.52

Salted butter 250g - £1.89

Beans 410g tin (Just Essentials) - 27p

Chicken 300g - £3

Mince 500g 20% fat -£2.99

Total £13.35

Aldi argues that its tea bags are a higher quality than Lidl's 'One Cup', but our comparison has simply used the cheapest 160-box available. Or, as in the case of Tesco and Asda, multiple smaller packs to make up that number.

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