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UK grocery prices: week of 12 October 2026

Week of 12 October 2026 · sampled 18 October 2026, compared to 11 October 2026 · published 19 October 2026

204,062 products compared across 13 UK stores for the week to 18 October 2026, against the week to 11 October 2026.

More products rose than fell this week: 15,008 rose against 8,103 that fell. No category moved much: Baby & Toddler shifted most, and across the 7,404 products compared there the median price was unchanged. ASDA came out cheapest in 8 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 Cadbury DAIRY MILK BISCOFF 350g, down 68% from £4.00 to £1.25.

Biggest fallers

Product	Before	Now	Change
Cadbury Dairy Milk Biscoff 350g B&M	£4.00	£1.25	−68%
Wild Whiskers Multifunctional Woven Cat Bed B&M	£3.00	£1.00	−66%
Asda Pork Crackling Joint 600g ASDA	£10.00	£4.00	−60%
Morrisons The Best Block Series 001 Margaret River Shiraz 75cl Morrisons	£20.00	£8.00	−60%
Morrisons The Best Block Series 013 Medoc Morrisons	£18.00	£8.00	−55%
Halloween Rope Pull Toy - Skeleton B&M	£4.50	£2.00	−55%
Halloween Rope Pull Toy - Vampire B&M	£4.50	£2.00	−55%
Halloween Rope Pull Toy - Frankenstein B&M	£4.50	£2.00	−55%
Cadbury White Chocolate Fingers Biscuits 114g Tesco	£2.24	£1.00	−55%
Morrisons The Best Block Series 006 Paarl Chenin Blanc 75cl Morrisons	£15.00	£7.00	−53%

Biggest risers

Product	Before	Now	Change
Mr Kipling Victoria Cake Slices 6 Pack Morrisons	£1.47	£2.75	+87%
Kenco Millicano 90g Decaf Barista Style Instant Coffee Sainsbury's	£3.75	£7.00	+86%
Kenco Millicano 90g Americano Instant Coffee Sainsbury's	£3.75	£7.00	+86%
Ocean Spray Cranberry & Raspberry Juice Drink 1 Litre ASDA	£1.00	£1.86	+86%
Nairn's Oat Cakes Fine Milled Tesco	£1.00	£1.85	+85%
Tilda Boil in Bag Fragrant Jasmine Rice 250g Morrisons	£1.00	£1.85	+85%
Maltesers Cake Bars 5 Pack Ocado	£1.50	£2.75	+83%
Belvita Breakfast Soft Bakes Red Berries Cereal Snack Bars Pack 5 × 50g ASDA	£1.50	£2.74	+82%
Belvita 5 × 50g Soft Bakes Multipack Golden Oats Cereal Snack Bars ASDA	£1.50	£2.74	+82%
Well & Truly Crunchies Smokey Bacon Baked Corn Snacks 100g Ocado	£1.10	£2.00	+81%

Category price moves

Category	Products	Median change	Fell	Rose
Baby & Toddler	7404	0%	76	134
Books & Media	1086	0%	18	8
Bread & Baked Goods	4483	0%	141	169
Clothing & Accessories	3913	0%	7	0
Cooking Ingredients	12741	0%	550	878
Dairy & Milk Alternatives	5307	0%	82	212
Drinks & Beverages	15191	0%	1141	1037
Electricals & Tech	2276	0%	75	20
Frozen Foods	5920	0%	174	172
Fruits & Vegetables	4166	0%	47	163
Grains & Cereals	2955	0%	129	151
Health & Supplements	9615	0%	1609	398
Home & Household	37182	0%	896	458
Meat, Poultry & Seafood	6958	0%	92	211
Personal Care	52355	0%	1990	9961
Pet Care	6175	0%	246	84
Plant-Based	541	0%	14	31
Ready Meals	6396	0%	97	122
Snacks & Candy	9849	0%	540	626
Toys & Games	5083	0%	74	18
World Foods	1903	0%	69	60

Cheapest for a full basket

Category	Basket size	Cheapest	Dearest
Baby & Toddler	321	ASDA (£1766.66)	Morrisons (£1869.48)
Bread & Baked Goods	132	ASDA (£313.00)	Sainsbury's (£334.49)
Cooking Ingredients	691	ASDA (£1633.86)	Morrisons (£1665.07)
Dairy & Milk Alternatives	329	ASDA (£740.06)	Morrisons (£767.20)
Drinks & Beverages	973	Tesco (£7172.71)	Sainsbury's (£7424.85)
Frozen Foods	211	Morrisons (£722.89)	Tesco (£751.74)
Grains & Cereals	199	Tesco (£538.35)	Morrisons (£551.93)
Health & Supplements	307	ASDA (£2207.56)	Sainsbury's (£2319.68)
Home & Household	372	ASDA (£1916.30)	Sainsbury's (£1991.69)
Meat, Poultry & Seafood	47	Morrisons (£115.35)	Tesco (£119.75)
Personal Care	1142	Tesco (£6930.90)	Sainsbury's (£7243.05)
Pet Care	286	Tesco (£1641.20)	Morrisons (£1710.23)
Plant-Based	29	Sainsbury's (£79.45)	Tesco (£82.13)
Ready Meals	112	Morrisons (£221.65)	Sainsbury's (£242.65)
Snacks & Candy	413	ASDA (£921.67)	Tesco (£942.04)
World Foods	71	ASDA (£141.68)	Morrisons (£154.99)

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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. How often the cheapest store is beaten counts every product all four of those stores carried that week, and a store tied for the lowest price counts as cheapest. This report is a weekly snapshot: the retailer's own site and the price at the checkout are authoritative.