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 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.
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Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter.
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