The figures, published by mysupermarket.co.uk and based on food shopping for a family of four at Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's, reveal that a family who spent an average of £100 per week in August 2007 would now have to spend £127 to buy the same items, an increase of £1,404 year on year.
The biggest price increases are for dairy and wheat based products. Figures from mysupermarket.co.uk reveal that a loaf of sliced white bread from Tesco has increased from 48 pence to 72 pence in one year and a 250 gram packet of butter from Asda has increased from 56 to 94 pence. Sainsbury's is currently selling a dozen medium free-range eggs for £2.58, an increase of 47 per cent since August 2007, when the price was £1.75.
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