'Prices don’t go back': How did grocery costs see their biggest rise in five years?

Grocery spend has recorded its biggest annual increase in five years, with comparison company Canstar Blue's supermarket survey from customers showing the average weekly bill for a family of four up 11 per cent, from $216 to $240.

A shopper looks at the meat section inside a Woolworths grocery store in Brisbane, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / Dave Hunt

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