// Aldi and Lidl prices have risen higher than other major supermarkets, research suggests
// Own-brand and budget products in supermarkets have seen their prices rise faster than premium and branded items
Aldi and Lidl are worst supermarkets for price inflation, with prices at both up by an average of about 19% on last year, according to research from Which?
[wpdatatable id=28 table_view=regular]Asda came in third in Which? rankings, with prices up 15.2%, followed by Morrisons on 14.4%, Waitrose on 14.2%, Sainsburys on 13.7%, and Tesco on 12.6%. Ocado had the least inflation overall – but prices still rose by 10.3%.
Despite the price increase at the discounters, Kantar found on Tuesday that Aldi and Lidl continued to grow the strongest in the last 12 weeks, with both of them opening new stores across the UK.
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Aldi said the rising price of milk in its stores was due to its decision to pay more to suppliers, while Lidl said the data included over 100 separate pricing inaccuracies.
Own-brand and budget products in supermarkets have seen their prices rise faster than premium and branded items.
Which? tracked tens of thousands of products across eight major supermarkets – and while budget ranges had surged by as much as 18%, the price of premium lines was up 12%.
