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Did Arnott's Tina wafers shrink?

250 → 200 g −20.0%
Size Facts
Did it shrink?Yes
Before250 g
After
200 g
Cut−20.0%
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+25.0%
When2026
CountryAustralia
PriceA$2.99 → A$4.00
Real price change per g+67.2%
Evidencenews investigation (newspaper shelf-price analysis Oct 2021 vs Oct 2026)
Confidencehigh

Source: The Australian — How to outsmart the supermarket shrinkflation hitting your groceries (Oct 2026) (theaustralian.com.au). Source fetched 2026-10-17. Archived copy. Sizes and prices are The Australian's Oct 2021 and Oct 2026 shelf readings; text read from the copy hosted by MyBudget (original is paywalled). Check the math in the calculator.

What the source says

“$2 47g for $3 Uncle Toby's Cheerios 580g for $6.30 560g for $7.50 Kellogg's Coco Pops 650g for $7.50 535g for $9 Kellogg's Special K 535g for $7.65 500g for $9 Arnott's Tina wafers 250g for $2.99 200g for $4 Fairy dishwashing liquid 800ml for $8 750ml for $11 Gippsland Dairy Twist yogurt 720g for $7.50 700g for $8.20 Malteser”

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