[SoDu Shopping Basket] Local Grocery Average Drops Again

Compiled by Wes Platt
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Where can you stretch your grocery dollars the furthest in South Durham this week? We priced 17 everyday items - from eggs and milk to meat, pasta, and toilet paper - at nine major grocery stores serving the SoDu area.

This week’s SoDu Shopping Basket shows grocery prices dropped a bit more this week, with the average falling to $66.17, down from $66.37 last week.

Aldi ($50.31) remains the lowest full-basket total, with Food Lion ($53.44) and Walmart ($53.58) nearly tied behind it. Fresh Market ($105.43) is again the most expensive overall.

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