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The cheapest supermarket in March revealed as Lidl, Asda and Morrisons among stores compared on prices

Lidl has been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK in March beating rivals like Asda on the total cost of a basket of common grocery items.

In a report by The Grocer, it was found that the 33 item shopping list cost £53.06 at Lidl last week, compared to £60.19 at Asda, £63.26 at Sainsbury's, £64.55 at Tesco, £72.73 at Morrisons and £85.40 at Waitrose. However, the Lidl basket of items cost 4.5% more than a year ago, or an extra £2.31, due to rising inflation.

It comes as Hull Live and The Mirror reports that food prices are rising at near-record levels as the cost of living crisis bites. Kantar, which records prices, said inflation in February was 4.3%.

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Prices are rising the fastest for items including savoury snacks, fresh beef and cat food. However, the cost of bacon, beer, lager and spirits fell.

In terms of service, Lidl came second to last, with a score of 65/100. Morrisons came bottom at 58/100. The top supermarket for service was Asda, with 85/100, then Waitrose (77/100), Tesco (75/100) and Sainsbury's (72/100).

The full list of the 33 items used to work out the cheapest supermarket is:

Pink lady apples (six-pack)

Dried apricots own-label

Aquafresh little teeth toothpaste (age 3-5)

Baby potatoes own-label

Sliced beetroot own-label

Black Sheep ale 500ml bottle

Carrots own-label organic

Chocolate cake own-label premium

Coca-Cola Original 1.25l bottle

Domestos original thick bleach 750g

Double Gloucester cheese own-label 250g

Egg noodles own-label medium 250g

Eggs own-label free-range large 12-pack

Fillet steak own-label, premium, 170g

Greek-style yoghurt own-label with honey

Ham and mushroom tagliatelle ready-meal own-label chilled 400g

Hartley’s jelly orange 135g

Instant coffee own-label, gold, 200g

McVities Club biscuits orange

Milk semi-skimmed own-label 1,136ml

Mr Kipling Apple Pies bramley six-pack

Nurofen tablets 16-pack 200mg

Orange own-label smooth from concentrate one litre

Parsnips own-label 500g

Peanuts chilli own-label 200g

Peas own-label frozen 1kg

PG tips pyramid 240 bags 696g

Pulled pork own-label, with smokey BBQ sauce

Spinach own label 260g

Sticky toffee sponge puddings own label 2x110g

Tortilla chips cool 200g

Vanish stain remover Oxi Advance Crystal White, 1.5kg

White toastie loaf Own-label, thick sliced 800g

Lidl was also voted the cheapest supermarket by consumer group Which? in its own rankings last month. The monthly price test by Which? compared the cost of 23 goods including own-brands and popular branded items over the course of 28 days.

It found that, on average, shoppers would have paid £24.21 at Lidl, beating rival Aldi by 62p.

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