Grocery price index — what rose and fell this August 2026
The biggest changes in regular (non-special) prices across everyday groceries at Woolworths and ALDI, from the prices in Mai Pantry.
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Prices were correct when we checked them on 14 August 2026. We can't guarantee they're still correct when you read this, so check with the shop before you buy.
Biggest regular-price rises
Regular shelf prices that went up between 15 July 2026 and 14 August 2026.
Biggest regular-price falls
Regular shelf prices that came down between 15 July 2026 and 14 August 2026 — lasting price cuts, not specials.
How we measured this
We compared each product's regular shelf price on 15 July 2026 with its regular price on 14 August 2026. On a day a product was on special, its regular price is the shop's own advertised "was" price. A change only counts if it lasted: the starting price had held for at least 28 days, and a new price held for at least 21 days — so a short promotion without a "was" price isn't mistaken for a price change. Prices are Woolworths and ALDI online prices for the eastern states.
The basket is everyday groceries — milk, bread, meat, pantry staples and the like. Fresh fruit and vegetables are left out, because their prices move with the seasons and their specials aren't always marked. Coles isn't included: our Coles price history isn't yet complete enough to measure a month's change reliably. IGA isn't included because each IGA sets its own prices.
The bottom line
Of the 2,875 everyday products we could compare, 116 (4.0%) had a lasting rise in regular price over the period, 108 (3.8%) a lasting fall, and 2,651 (92.2%) ended where they started.
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