Budget grocer Lidl has officially been named the cheapest supermarket for March - despite still being more expensive than they were a year ago.
The discounted retailer is famed for its low priced products, which means that the announcement will come as welcome news to families who are still grappling with rising costs.
A recent report from The Grocer found that the German supermarket had the lowest overall price of a basket containing a variety of general household items.
The report found that a basket of 33 items cost £53.06 at Lidl last week compared to:
- Asda - £60.19
- Sainsbury's - £63.26 at
- Tesco - £64.55
- Morrisons - £72.73 at
- Waitrose - £85.40
Hull Live reports that it comes after the same basket of items cost 4.5% more than a year ago, or an extra £2.31, due to rising inflation.
Food prices have continued to soar to record-levels following the recent cost of living crisis, with inflation levels reaching 5.5 percent, reports The Mirror.
Kantar, which records prices, said inflation in February was 4.3%.
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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