I bought some of the most popular Costco products and can't believe how much they've shot up in price

Price rises may not be happening at the pace they were, but products are still on the up and we're still paying much more than we were 12 months ago.

If the cost of living crisis has made households do anything, it's shop around, in the hope of finding better deals.

One place that shoppers have been turning to is Costco, the American-owned membership-only wholesaler, which has branches in Trafford Park, Oldham and Haydock.

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It stocks big brands and it sells in bulk, which most budget experts swear by for helping to keep costs down.

But like everywhere else, the company is not immune to increased costs hitting almost every industry and those are inevitably passed on to customers.

After buying some of Costco's most popular products back in December, I decided to return to see exactly how much things have gone up.

Of the nine products I bought again, seven had gone up in price.

One of them - a pack of 30 Diet Cokes was up by a staggering 64%, from £8.62 to £14.14, but that was largely down to it being on offer, with two packs costing £19.18 until July 20.

The next biggest increase was the pack of 12 6oz Aberdeen Angus burgers, up 15% from £12.99 to £14.99.

Products from Costco's own brand Kirkland are a big hit with shoppers, but many of those have risen too - the 5L non-bio detergent up 9% from £11.99 to £13.06, the 40-pack of 500ml spring waters up 7%, from £3.90 to £4.19, and the 40-pack of toilet rolls up 3% from £18.59 to £19.19.

The 5L Kirkland fabric conditioner, at £6.59, was one of the two products that had stayed the same price since the end of last year, along with the 2kg pack of chicken nuggets, at £12.49.

Overall the cost of the nine items