Are Australian Groceries Getting More Expensive? What the Latest Supermarket Basket Survey Shows
If your usual grocery shop feels more expensive lately, you may not be imagining it. New research from Australian consumer group CHOICE found that the price of its eight-item grocery basket rose at Aldi, Woolworths, Coles and IGA between March and June 2026. The results, published on 24 September, offer a useful snapshot of supermarket prices. But how much can a national basket comparison tell us about our own weekly grocery bill? Contents 1. What the latest supermarket survey found 2. How supermarket prices changed from March to June 3. Why a basket is not a weekly grocery bill 4. Why specials can change the comparison 5. A simple way to compare products 6. What Australian shoppers can take away What the Latest Supermarket Survey Found CHOICE sent mystery shoppers to 104 supermarkets in 27 locations across Australia in June 2026. Its research covered Aldi, Woolworths, Coles and IGA, with products selected to make th...