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UK grocery prices: week of 5 October 2026

Week of 5 October 2026 · sampled 11 October 2026, compared to 4 October 2026 · published 12 October 2026

200,402 products compared across 13 UK stores for the week to 11 October 2026, against the week to 4 October 2026.

More products fell than rose this week: 23,023 fell against 13,507 that rose. No category moved much: Baby & Toddler shifted most, and across the 7,236 products compared there the median price was unchanged. ASDA came out cheapest in 11 of the 16 categories where Tesco, Sainsbury's, ASDA and Morrisons all carry a comparable basket, more than any of the other three. The single biggest fall was Fox And Ivy Oshi Mug Black, down 70% from £3.00 to £0.90.

Biggest fallers

Product	Before	Now	Change
Fox And Ivy Oshi Mug Black Tesco	£3.00	£0.90	−70%
Scented Puppy Training Pads 7pk B&M	£1.49	£0.50	−66%
M&S Hampshire Down Whole Lamb Leg Ocado	£171.00	£60.00	−64%
Multi-Coloured Rope Pet Toy - Yellow B&M	£1.29	£0.50	−61%
Multi-Coloured Rope Pet Toy - Orange B&M	£1.29	£0.50	−61%
Multi-Coloured Rope Pet Toy - Blue B&M	£1.29	£0.50	−61%
Pringles Salt & Vinegar 165g B&M	£1.25	£0.50	−60%
Nongshim Instant Shin Cup Noodle Soup 68g Tesco	£1.25	£0.50	−60%
Nongshim Shin Ramyun Spicy Chicken Flavor Noodle 120g Tesco	£1.20	£0.50	−58%
Osem Bissli Onion Snack 70g Morrisons	£1.90	£0.80	−57%

Biggest risers

Product	Before	Now	Change
Filippo Berio Special Selection Extra Virgin Olive Oil Waitrose	£5.00	£9.50	+90%
Northern Monk Even More Faith Dipa Waitrose	£2.25	£4.25	+88%
innocent Coconut Water Multipack Ocado	£9.00	£17.00	+88%
Edwards British Traditional Pork Sausage Meat Ocado	£2.00	£3.75	+87%
Gauthier Brut Champagne Ocado	£22.00	£41.00	+86%
Rio Mare MSC Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ocado	£4.00	£7.40	+85%
Wagamama Katsu Curry Rice Pot Morrisons	£1.00	£1.85	+85%
Morrisons Melton Mowbray Small Pork Pie Morrisons	£1.00	£1.85	+85%
Wagamama Firecracker Rice Pot Morrisons	£1.00	£1.85	+85%
Kallo Cinnamon Popped Corn Cakes 125g Ocado	£1.50	£2.75	+83%

Category price moves

Category	Products	Median change	Fell	Rose
Baby & Toddler	7236	0%	617	606
Books & Media	1033	0%	54	29
Bread & Baked Goods	4359	0%	175	269
Clothing & Accessories	3849	0%	980	934
Cooking Ingredients	12500	0%	1195	1050
Dairy & Milk Alternatives	5243	0%	516	510
Drinks & Beverages	15102	0%	1653	1457
Electricals & Tech	2261	0%	30	53
Frozen Foods	5801	0%	493	435
Fruits & Vegetables	4099	0%	154	172
Grains & Cereals	2929	0%	352	391
Health & Supplements	9416	0%	561	536
Home & Household	36371	0%	1917	1353
Meat, Poultry & Seafood	6950	0%	423	472
Personal Care	51728	0%	11589	3392
Pet Care	6086	0%	401	316
Plant-Based	524	0%	101	70
Ready Meals	5710	0%	358	378
Snacks & Candy	9707	0%	907	846
Toys & Games	5074	0%	152	92
World Foods	2036	0%	221	99

Cheapest for a full basket

Category	Basket size	Cheapest	Dearest
Baby & Toddler	316	ASDA (£1735.25)	Sainsbury's (£1836.44)
Bread & Baked Goods	129	ASDA (£306.82)	Sainsbury's (£328.34)
Cooking Ingredients	668	ASDA (£1584.93)	Morrisons (£1614.84)
Dairy & Milk Alternatives	321	ASDA (£720.13)	Morrisons (£746.95)
Drinks & Beverages	969	Tesco (£7049.80)	Morrisons (£7315.03)
Frozen Foods	210	ASDA (£716.31)	Tesco (£757.84)
Grains & Cereals	197	Sainsbury's (£485.40)	ASDA (£507.45)
Health & Supplements	304	ASDA (£2188.51)	Sainsbury's (£2319.38)
Home & Household	366	ASDA (£1879.95)	Morrisons (£1962.10)
Meat, Poultry & Seafood	43	Morrisons (£103.85)	Tesco (£108.60)
Personal Care	1117	ASDA (£6739.33)	Morrisons (£6959.03)
Pet Care	286	Tesco (£1665.05)	Sainsbury's (£1794.57)
Plant-Based	29	ASDA (£78.12)	Tesco (£81.68)
Ready Meals	93	ASDA (£191.55)	Sainsbury's (£210.55)
Snacks & Candy	415	ASDA (£933.82)	Sainsbury's (£960.76)
World Foods	91	Sainsbury's (£227.25)	Morrisons (£243.09)

Methodology

Each week's price for a product is the price we had recorded for it on the Sunday of that week, taking the cheapest price across the full-catalogue stores that list it for sale. Only products with a recorded price in both the current and the comparison week are counted as compared. A product only appears in the biggest fallers or risers if its price the week before was at least £1.00, the change was at least 20p, a rise was no more than 90% and a fall no more than 70%, and it is a grocery or household product rather than a book, toy, clothing or electrical item, so that a single unreliable reading cannot headline the report. Within each list, groceries come before household, personal care, health and baby products. A category appears in the movement table only if at least 30 of its products were compared. The basket comparison covers Tesco, Sainsbury's, ASDA and Morrisons, and a category's basket is only the products all four of those stores carried that week, shown only where that basket reaches 20 products. This report is a weekly snapshot: the retailer's own site and the price at the checkout are authoritative.