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Groceries rise by 7% across Australian supermarket chains, Choice finds

Global Published 23 September 2026, 20:01 · archived 23 Sep 2026

The price of a basket of items in Coles, Woolworths, IGA and Aldi increased to an average of $43.62, survey saysGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastGroceries 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.S...

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