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Manchester Evening News

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Emma Gill

Prices soaring at supermarket that's gone from cheapest to most expensive in just six weeks

Lidl Morrisons Aldi Asda Sainsbury Tesco Savers

We've all noticed a hike in supermarket prices over recent months, but there's one store where prices are rising fast and showing no sign of slowing down.

Every week we've been taking a look at the cost of essentials in the six main supermarkets and last week we reported how prices had hit a new high.

The bill for eight common items - a two-pint bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, coffee, teabags, butter, beans, chicken breasts and mince - had reached double figures in every store for the first time.

But perhaps what's most shocking is that the supermarket that was cheapest just six weeks ago, is now the most expensive and prices are still climbing.

As one of three supermarkets to increase this week, Morrisons has gone from £9.78 at the end of May up to £11.15 - that's an increase of 14%.

And this week's rise is due to it hiking the price of its Savers coffee, which has risen from 70p for a 100g pack to 85p, along with its Savers beans, up from 21p to 25p.

Morrisons' Savers coffee has risen from 70p to 85p a pack (Manchester Family / MEN)

It was only this April when the retailer was promoting its Savers range as it announced cuts on more than 500 products as well as better multi-save deals, so shoppers will no doubt be disappointed to see increases to its most basic items.

Morrisons' high meat costs have also contributed to its position in the bottom spot - for the last few weeks its chicken, at £2.49 for a 300g pack, and its mince at £2.19 for 500g, have been the most expensive of the lot.

It's this week's rise at Sainsbury's - where chicken has increased from £2.40 to £2.50 - which has put the two on a par for that particular product.

Aldi and Lidl are still both the cheapest for chicken, at £2.09 a pack, while Asda's new Just Essentials mince is still stealing the show at a budget £1.69.

It's Lidl that remains the cheapest store of all though, coming in at £10.01, followed closely by Asda's £10.02 and Tesco's £10.32.

A 20p hike on the price of Aldi teabags has seen it slip into fourth position, followed by Sainsbury's at £10.54, which is 61p cheaper than Morrisons.

The only slight difference in sizes is the baked beans, which range from 400g in Sainsbury's and 410g in Asda and Morrisons, to the standard 420g in Aldi, Lidl and Tesco. Where Asda's pack of chicken is larger, we've worked out the equivalent price for a fairer comparison.

A Morrisons spokesperson said: “We know that this is a very tough time for customers and so one of the recent changes we have made is to improve our My Morrisons loyalty scheme. Customers who are part of it will be rewarded with instant offers when they shop to help them save money."

Where are you finding the cheapest products at the moment? Let us know in the comments here.

Here's the shopping list and total for each supermarket (as of Friday, July 8)