Thursday, February 7, 2008

February '08: results

A new year, but only in February the first overview! Doing ithe updates monthly is just too much effort, alas. Still the results do give a good overview, let's start with the overview of the respective supermarkets with the lowest possible price available.

Table 1.: Price level in comparison to minimum price available

Nov 07 Ranking Dec 07 Ranking Feb 08 Ranking
Lucky 107,7 3 107,7 5 109,6 6
Pencil 109,9 5 109,8 6 107,2 3
Bayon 106,7 2 106,9 4 107,7 5
Thai Huot 105,5 1 105,8 2 106,0 2
Big A 109,5 4 106,7 3 107,3 4
Paragon
Marketplace


105 1 105,6 1

As you can see Paragon Marketplace remains to have the best average price in comparison to the minimum price. Pencil's improved considerable, going from 6 to 3. Another worthwhile point is consistency: Thai Huot manages for the third time running to keep their prices between 105 and 106% of the lowest possible price available.

Table 2.: Price level in comparison to average price

Nov 07 Ranking Dec 07 Ranking Feb 08 Ranking
Lucky 100,4 3 100,6 5 103,7 6
Pencil 101,1 4 102,7 6 100,2 5
Bayon 98,9 2 99,9 4 96,3 2
Thai Huot 93,2 1 98,1 1 94,7 1
Big A 101,5 5 99,5 3 100,0 4
Paragon
Marketplace


98,5 2 99,0 3

The same supermarket, Thai Huot, remains to retain it's no.1 position: it's prices being below 95% of the average prices.

Table 3.: Percentage of products with lowest price

Nov 07 Ranking Dec 07 Ranking Feb 08 Ranking
Lucky 32,3 3 34,2 4 35,4 5
Pencil 21,2 5 21,2 6 29,9 6
Bayon 52,0 1 30,6 5 38,7 3
Thai Huot 50,0 2 59,6 1 49,1 1
Big A 21,7 4 39,0 3 35,5 4
Paragon
Marketplace


50,0 2 48,1 2

In the battle for overall products with the lowest price, the gap between no. 1 (Thai Huot) and Paragon Market place is getting smaller, while Pencil's remains last for the third time running.

Table 4.: Price change between December 15 2007 and February 2008

Dec 07 - Feb 08
Lucky 3,84%
Pencil 1,20%
Bayon 2,18%
Thai Huot 2,29%
Big A 1,50%
Paragon 0,60%

Inflation: between 15 December 2007 and 5 February 2008 prices continued to rise. Lucky's with 3,84% (which would point to an inflation rate of nearly 25% on an annual basis!), while at Paragon Marketplace the prices only rose with 0,6%. From experience it seems that products in both Paragon Marketplace and Pencil's spend more time on the shelf, that means that the products remain the same price for a longer period, until the new batch arrives; the consequence is that some bargains are to obtained here. But when the new batches will arrive the price rises will be steep. In other supermarkets therises are usually just nudges here and there.

One thing which was very prominent is the fact that Lucky's raised the price of Nutella by over 50% from a price comparable to the competition (~3,50$US) to more than five dollars. I spent some time double checking this, but it is the reality. Why? A sudden rush on hazelnuts?
Other products which went up by hefty rises were Sunflower oil, 3 supermarkets registering rises of 30% or more. Locally produced Peanut Butter, at both Pencils as well as Paragon Marketplace recorded rises of 20 and 40% respectively.

Table 5.: Number of products on which the results are based

Nov 07 Dec 07 Feb 08
Lucky 31 73 82
Pencil 33 71 87
Bayon 25 49 62
Thai Huot 22 47 57
Big A 23 59 65
Paragon
Marketplace
- 58 77

February (5) '08: numbers

Just in time for Chinese New Year ...










Product Specification Price
@ Lucky's
Price
@ Pencil
Price
@ Bayon
Price
@ Thai Huot
Price
@ Big A
Price
@ Paragon
Tea bags Lipton, packet, 100 bags 3,95 3,95 3,80 3,70 3,95 4,00
Tea bags Twinnings, 25 bags 4,10 3,20 3,10 2,95

Instant Coffee Nescafe Red Cup, jar, 200 gr
3,55 3,40 3,50 3,55 3,70
Coffee Cream Nestle, Coffeemate, 50 bags 1,75 1,40 1,40 1,40
1,45
Ovaltine jar, 200 gr 1,55 1,55 1,50
1,90 1,50
Peanut Butter Healthland, locally produced, 440 gr 2,50 3,10

2,55 3,05
Peanut Butter Ligo, 340 gr 1,80 1,95 2,10
1,95 1,95
Jam Best Food Orange, 280 gr 1,10 1,15 1,15
1,20 1,10
Jam Hero, Blackberry, jar, 340 gr 2,40 2,35

2,35
Hazelnut Cream Nutella, jar, hazelnut cream 375 gr, 5,25 3,70 3,70 3,40 3,70
Peanuts Tong garden, salted, 180 gr
0,90 0,90

0,90
Pretzels Pringles 1,45 1,45 1,40 1,40 1,45 1,30
Cashew nuts New Rain, Cambodian produced 100 gr, salted 1,35 1,35
1,35
1,30
Raisins Ligo, carton, 312 gr. 1,30 1,30 1,30 1,30 1,25 1,35
Preservatives S&W, Black beans, can, 432 gr.

1,30

1,50
Preservatives Heinz Baked Beans, can
1,15 1,20 1,10

Flour Red Lotus special, 1 kg
1,65

1,80 1,70
Flour Prima top, 1 kg
2,20 2,00

2,20
Flour Prima self raising, 1 kg

2,40 2,40 2,30 2,40
Eggs 10 pieces 0,95
1,20 1,20 1,00 0,95
Butter Orchid, fresh, packet, 227 gr. 1,80
1,80

1,50
Magarine Flora original, 500gr 3,90 3,40 3,10 3,10

Fresh milk Dutch Mill, plastic bottle, 2 liter 3,80 3,70
3,40 3,70 3,65
UHT milk Cowhead 1 ltr 1,60 1,55 1,50


UHT milk Foremost 1 ltr 1,25

1,40 1,25 1,25
Yogurht Dutch Mill, small cup, 150 ml 0,50 0,45 0,50 0,48 0,50 0,50
Dishwashing liquid Sunlight, flacon, 900 gr 0,80 0,80 0,90
0,80 0,70
Green tea Oisho, platic bottle, 0,5 ltr 0,60 0,60 0,65 0,60 0,60 0,55
Green tea Zena, with lemon, 0,5 ltr 0,55 0,55 0,65 0,55 0,55 0,55
Cola Coca Cola, can 0,40 0,35 0,35 0,30 0,35 0,35
Soda Schweppes, bitter lemon, 0,33 ltr 0,60
0,60 0,60
0,60
Tang Orange flavour, pack, 750 gr 2,75 2,90 2,60 2,70
3,85
Soy milk Hagar, 6 packs (x180) 1,15 1,15 1,00 1,00
1,10
Fruit juice Mallee, apple, 1 ltr. 1,60 1,60 1,60 1,65 1,55 1,60
Fruit juice Mallee, orange, 1 ltr 1,60
1,95
1,75
Fruit juice Berri, 2,4 ltr 2,90 2,85 2,80 2,80 2,85 2,85
Batteries Duracell, AAA, 4 pieces 1,80
1,70 1,70 1,80
Sugar cubes Hales, 500 gr 0,75 0,75 0,80 0,75 0,75
Sugar Mitr Pohl, 1 kg 0,55 0,45 0,60


Sugar Equal powder sachets, 50 x 2,40 2,40

2,40
Sweetened condensed milk Bear Brand, 388 gr 0,70

0,70
0,70
Salt Prung Thip 1 kg 0,45 0,50
0,50 0,50 0,50
Olive oil Latino Bello, bottle, 1 ltr.
10,35

10,00 10,30
Sunflower Oil Sunbeam, flacon, 1 ltr 2,70 2,70 2,70
2,70
Vegetable oil Healthy Chef (soy) 0,75 ltr 1,35 1,40
1,40 1,35 1,30
Soy sauce Maggi, Sprinkling and dipping sauce, 200 ml 0,70 0,70 0,70
0,70 0,70
Soy sauce Golden Mountain, 600 ml seasoning sauce 1,10 1,00
1,10

Soy sauce Kikoman, 150 ml
2,40 2,40 2,15 2,20 2,20
Mustard Clovis, 200 gr jar 2,15 2,15 2,00

2,35
Slasa suace Healthland, Cambodian produced, 215 gr jar 2,55 1,55


2,45
Coconut milk Chaokoh, tin, 160 ml 0,50 0,45

0,35 0,35
Mayonaise Best Foods, 220 gr jar
1,05 1,10
1,15
Tomato ketchup KK 320 gr 0,50
0,60 0,70 0,60 0,60
Pesto Genovese Barilla, 190 gr 3,90 3,90 3,90 4,20 3,90 3,85
Oatmeal Quakers quickcook, 0,4 kg 2,45 2,80 2,50 2,60
2,75
Cheese President, camembert, 125 gr
2,90


2,80
Cheese Cowhead, 6 slices 1,10 1,10

1,10 1,10
Cheese Kiri, 120 gr
2,20
2,15

Cheese Emborg, Danish Brie 3,50 3,50
2,90 3,40 3,35
Cheese Arla, Mozzarella, 200 gr
3,25 2,90 3,05

Cheese La vache qui rit, triangles spreadable 1,80 1,95 1,65

1,75
Cheese Lemnos, feta 5,10 4,70



Cheese Bega mild 250gr
3,80 3,50 3,60

Cheese Devondale, light & tasty, 250 gr 4,20 3,90

3,90 3,85
Toilet paper Cellox, soft 0,90 0,90
0,85
0,90
Toilet paper Scott, regular
1,00

1,00 1,00
Beer Anchor, Cambodian produced, can, 0,33 ltr

0,60 0,60 0,55 0,55
Beer Heineken, imported, can, 0,33 ltr 1,00 1,05 1,10 1,00 1,05 1,05
Diapers Huggies Dry L20 4,70 5,10
4,90
4,80
Cornflakes Kellog's, packet 275 gr 2,75 2,55

2,70 2,60
Instant formula France BB 1, 400 gr 4,10 3,95 4,00
3,80 3,35
Instant formula Lactogen 1, 0,9 kg 8,40 8,45 8,40 8,70
7,00
Instant formula Similac 2, 400 gr 7,40 7,20 7,00


Instant formula Foremost 1, 400 gr 4,10 3,90
3,80 3,35 3,35
Toothpaste Colgate, 200 gr 0,95 0,95
1,00 1,00 1,00
Shampoo Sunsilk, 400 ml, 3,30 3,30 3,20 3,20 3,20 2,80
Soap Lux, 4x85 gr 1,05 1,10 1,10
1,00 0,95
Soap Coast 3x
3,30

3,20 3,30
Deoderant Rexona, 25 ml 1,00

1,05 1,00 1,00

Whisper regular flow with wings, 8x
0,75
0,70 0,55 0,55
Pasta Campagna, 500 gr spaghetti 1,00 1,05
1,00

Pasta Barilla Fusulii 1,60 1,60 1,60 1,50 1,55 1,55
Pasta Ricossa, Farfale
1,45 1,45
1,45 1,45
Instant noodles Mama cup, 60 gr, pork 0,40 0,45 0,45
0,45
Rice New Rain Organics, Cambodian produced, 1 kg 1,45 1,30 1,30 1,20 1,20 1,20
Frozen food French Fries, Ligo, large
4,20
4,20

Ice Cream Walls Vanilla, 60 gr 0,40

0,50 0,40 0,45
Ice Cream Magnum Classic 1,40

1,20 2,30
Meat Eurola, Salami, 100 gr
2,60 3,00
3,00 2,70
Meat Spam can, 25% less sodium, 340 gr 3,80 3,10 3,80


Meat Tulip, can, 340 ge, pork luncheon meat 1,80 1,85

1,90 1,85
Meat Tuna chunks in vegetable oil, Roza, can 155 gr 0,80 0,80 0,70 0,95 0,80 0,70
Meat Sardines, Ligo, 425 gr, can 1,25 1,20


1,15
Choclate Mars, 60 gr 0,55 0,70


0,65
Chocolate M&M's, 55 gr 0,55 0,70 0,60

0,65
Chocolate Cadbury's raisins and nuts, 250 gr 3,80 3,50
3,50

Cookies Oreo, 150 gr 0,95 0,90

0,95 0,90
Wine Kelly's Promise, white
9,15


9,90
Wine JD Chenet (small) 2,50



2,50
Vodka Smirnoff Red 75 cl 6,20 6,50 6,20 5,80

Milk powder Full Cream Cowhead, 900 gr, tin 14,60
10,60
12,90
Insecticide Raid Multiinsect, 600 gr 2,25 2,25 2,20 2,20 2,30 2,30
Detergent Breeze Colour, 650 gr 1,15 1,10

1,10 1,05
Fabric softener Fineline, refill 0,60


0,60 0,60