Supermarket Prices of Food Items in Trinidad & Tobago- Christmas Edition(December 2024)

Christmas Shopping List of Items

With the Christmas season in full swing, the Consumer Affairs Division (CAD) is committed to helping all consumers make informed decisions while doing their holiday shopping. To this end, the CAD has prepared below a pricing list of select items that are frequently purchased during the Yuletide season. From December 2^nd to December 6^th, 2024 the CAD conducted a price survey in forty (40) supermarkets in twenty (20) areas of Trinidad while the Consumer Affairs Unit (CAU) of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) surveyed four (4) supermarkets.

It should be noted that there are two (2) pricing methods for picnic ham. Some supermarkets offer a flat price for a standard-sized ham (bone in and boneless) while other supermarkets may offer a price by weight. These may appear by the pound (lb) or per kilogram (kg). Prices by weight in the list below have been converted to reflect the cost PER POUND.  Therefore, when purchasing the weighted ham, please remember the following conversions:

There is no general rule of thumb that one pricing method is better than the other. The preferred method will always be the one that offers greater savings to consumers at the time of purchase. The Division urges consumers to be vigilant, remember your rights and responsibilities during this season and remember that you have the power of choice on your side.

Prices of Supermarket Items Trinidad and Tobago – December 2024

As part of its mandate to ensure fair pricing in the marketplace, the Consumer Affairs Division (CAD) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) monitors the prices of items at supermarkets in Trinidad. Between 9^th to 16^th December, 2024, the CAD conducted a retail price survey of one hundred and thirty-two (132) selected items across forty-one (41) supermarkets in twenty-one (21) areas in Trinidad. A similar survey was conducted at five (5) supermarkets in Tobago by the Consumer Affairs Unit (CAU) of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). The selected products, which are purchased by consumers across all income groups, were derived from a Basket of Goods Survey conducted by the CAD of the MTI and are used to monitor prices on a monthly basis.  Prices highlighted in blue are specials.

In the case of chain supermarkets, one or two branches would have been visited, with approvals obtained for prices to be applied across stores. In some instances, minor differences may exist across chains, for some brands, based on stock levels or product expiry date.