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22-2006-SAN
Thursday, October 13, 2022

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Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area — September 2022

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 6.6 percent from a year ago

Prices in the Honolulu area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the September increase was influenced by higher prices for shelter and electricity. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U increased 6.6 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices rose 7.4 percent. Energy prices rose 36.3 percent, largely the result of an increase in the price of electricity. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.1 percent over the year. (See table 1.)

Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Urban Hawaii, September 2019-September 2022
Food

Food prices rose 0.1 percent for the two months ending in September. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home decreased 0.4 percent, led by lower prices for cereals and bakery products (-4.3 percent). Prices for food away from home increased 1.0 percent for the same period.

Over the year, food prices rose 7.4 percent. Prices for food at home increased 6.7 percent since a year ago, with higher prices in all six subcategories. Prices for food away from home increased 8.2 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in September. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for electricity (6.8 percent). Prices for natural gas service declined 7.7 percent, and gasoline prices decreased 5.2 percent for the same period.

Energy prices rose 36.3 percent over the year, largely due to higher prices for electricity (45.4 percent). Prices paid for gasoline increased 29.3 percent, and prices for natural gas service rose 15.4 percent during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.0 percent in the latest two-month period. Higher prices for shelter (2.6 percent) and household furnishings and operations (0.6 percent) were partially offset by lower prices for recreation (-3.7 percent), new and used motor vehicles (-1.9 percent), and education and communication (-0.9 percent).

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy increased 4.1 percent. Components contributing to the increase included used cars and trucks (8.1 percent), household furnishings and operations (5.3 percent), and shelter (3.6 percent). Partly offsetting the increases were price decreases in recreation (-4.8 percent) and apparel (-1.6 percent).

Table A. Urban Hawaii CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month2019202020212022
2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month

January

-0.21.90.51.70.31.40.96.0

March

0.51.80.61.80.91.82.47.5

May

0.72.10.21.32.13.81.67.0

July

-0.11.60.01.30.84.60.66.8

September

0.11.10.61.91.05.00.86.6

November

0.10.9-0.21.60.15.4

The November 2022 Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu area is scheduled to be released on December 13, 2022.


Technical Note

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measures of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total U.S. population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.

The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.

The index measures price changes from a designated reference date; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000.  Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

The Urban Hawaii area covered in this release consists of Honolulu in the State of Hawaii.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods

Urban Hawaii (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group

IndexesPercent change from-
Historical
data
Jul.
2022
Aug.
2022
Sep.
2022
Sep.
2021
Jul.
2022
Aug.
2022

Expenditure category

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0
319.197-321.7996.60.8-

All items (1967=100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FAA0
878.741-885.905---

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF
341.029-340.2166.6-0.2-

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF1
343.005-343.4247.40.1-

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF11
340.949342.886339.4916.7-0.4-1.0

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF111
388.722-372.1779.8-4.3-

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF112
333.777-329.4870.3-1.3-

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEFJ
284.156-291.25919.02.5-

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF113
390.481-402.3496.73.0-

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF114
441.207-424.7650.9-3.7-

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF115
325.244-326.29311.50.3-

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEFV
335.330-338.6818.21.0-

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAF116
306.792-285.605-6.9-6.9-

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAH
339.456-348.5426.02.7-

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAH1
363.431366.926372.9863.62.61.7

Rent of primary residence(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEHA
363.306364.707367.3145.11.10.7

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEHC
369.860375.404376.4173.51.80.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEHC01
369.860375.404376.4173.51.80.3

Fuels and utilities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAH2
478.301-498.58028.54.2-

Household energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAH21
416.358427.642441.18043.66.03.2

Energy services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEHF
408.957420.218434.14743.96.23.3

Electricity

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEHF01
404.339416.176431.97245.46.83.8

Utility (piped) gas service

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEHF02
428.121424.583395.09115.4-7.7-6.9

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAH3
158.698-159.5905.30.6-

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAA
111.570-111.439-1.6-0.1-

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAT
283.847-274.31713.5-3.4-

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAT1
293.834-286.23814.3-2.6-

New and used motor vehicles(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSETA
129.781-127.311--1.9-

New vehicles(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSETA01
186.539-186.513-0.0-

Used cars and trucks(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSETA02
366.186-348.6468.1-4.8-

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSETB
435.119418.470412.50429.4-5.2-1.4

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSETB01
446.510429.488423.26329.3-5.2-1.4

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSS47014
464.773446.392439.82329.8-5.4-1.5

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSS47015
369.149356.542351.37228.5-4.8-1.5

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSS47016
414.171400.831395.40527.1-4.5-1.4

Medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAM
476.406-----

Recreation(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAR
142.290-137.042-4.8-3.7-

Education and communication(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAE
154.395-152.9850.8-0.9-

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSEEB
1,923.533-1,949.1764.11.3-

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAG
565.667-560.8164.8-0.9-

Commodity and service group

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0
319.197-321.7996.60.8-

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAC
248.240-245.5048.8-1.1-

Commodities less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSACL11
191.034-187.58310.8-1.8-

Nondurables less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSANL11
249.691-242.51014.0-2.9-

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAD
131.401-130.6577.5-0.6-

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAS
382.144-388.8225.51.7-

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0L5
310.728-312.6266.20.6-

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0L2
302.141-300.8108.8-0.4-

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSACL1
195.587-191.65310.0-2.0-

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSAN
297.105-293.2879.3-1.3-

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSANL1
253.374-245.34812.2-3.2-

Services less rent of shelter(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSASL2RS
406.283-407.8898.70.4-

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSASL5
372.901-378.3995.01.5-

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0E
424.227421.251424.80936.30.10.8

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0LE
314.409-317.1624.60.9-

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49FSA0L1E
311.172-314.3164.11.0-

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022