BABY nappies, chocolate bars and frozen oven chips are among household staples which have seen prices jump the most in the past three months.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has a representative basket of goods that it uses to measure inflation.
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It monitors the cost of popular items such as stationery and teabags.
But price comparison site Compare the Market has now revealed 10 of its own common household items that have risen the most in recent weeks.
Parents stocking up on nappies for little ones have been the most impacted with the average pack rising from £6 to £13.
This was the largest increase out of any of the 10 items.
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Chocoholics have also taken a hit with a four pack of milk chocolate bars up 93% to £3.75.
A 1kg bag of frozen oven chips has also risen 87% on average to £3.75, while spreadable butter is up 85% to £5.55.
You can check out the full list below:
Household staples which have risen the MOST in the past three months
Baby nappies (essential pack): £6.00 to £13 – up 110%
Milk chocolate Bar (4-pack): £2.50 to £3.75 – up 93%
Frozen Oven Chips (1kg): £2.00 to £3.75 – up 87%
Spreadable butter (400g): £3.00 to £5.55 – up 85%
Chocolate digestive biscuits: £1.50 to £2.60 – up 73%
Wheat biscuits (36-pack): £2.50 to £4.10 – up 64%
Tikka masala curry sauce: £1.75 to £2.85 – up 62%
Shower Gel (400ml): £3.00 to £4.75 – up 58%
Instant Noodles (90g): £1.00 to £1.50 – up 50%
Dried Penne Pasta (500g): £1.00 to £1.50 – up 50%
Charlie Evans, money expert at Compare the Market, said: “These aren’t luxury purchases, they’re the snacks, staples and essentials that define the weekly shop for millions of people.”
“While there is no way to completely offset inflation, our data shows that the steepest price rises are currently concentrated in certain treats and essential goods. “
Food price inflation hit 3.7% in March, the latest figures from the ONS show, up from 3.3% the previous month.
The ONS will publish its inflation reading for April tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20, with figures likely to remain high.
Ongoing conflict between Iran and the US is also driving food prices higher as the blockade of vital shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz has led to higher costs of food and fertiliser.
Consumers worried about price rises, should know there are ways to save.
The Jattvibe recently revealed that shoppers spend an extra £500 a year simply by not looking at the bottom shelf when shopping.
Or we recently put the 6-1 shopping method to the test and discovered you could save over £1,000 a year.
Try the capsule shopping method to help YOU save
DOES your jaw hit the floor whenever you look at the receipt for your weekly supermarket shop?
It might be time to try dad-of-three David Shukri’s “capsule food shop” trick then.
He’s invented a clever way of keeping costs down – and it could help you save you hundreds of pounds a year.
David’s idea is that you buy fresh ingredients for meals rather than packets of food – a method he likes to call plan, shop, cook.
“This is basically the blueprint you need to take control of your food spending before, during and after your trip to the supermarket,” he says.
“The 20 essentials are kind of like the bedrock to the whole thing – get that right and you’re well on your way to success.
“That’s how you avoid as many of the top ups as possible,” he added.
The method worked, and David swears by it, using it every week.
He estimates he has saved $1,200 (£625.96) a year just on groceries.
The capsule shopping method means they no longer fritter away money on takeaways and eating out – saving them another $1,300 (£678.12) a year.
In total, that’s a yearly saving of about $2,500 (£1,300).
The Jattvibe has crunched the numbers to find out how much his method would save YOU on your shopping over in the UK.
The average cost of items on his list would cost you just £30.91 at Tesco, one of the most popular supermarkets in the UK.
You can read the full story HERE.
