The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in May 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent. The food index increased 1.0 percent, while the energy index decreased 2.5 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Honolulu area all items CPI-U rose 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year. The food index advanced 5.3 percent, while the energy index fell 7.4 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Urban Hawaii, May 2022–May 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
May 2022	7.0	4.3
Jul 2022	6.8	3.9
Sep 2022	6.6	4.1
Nov 2022	5.8	3.6
Jan 2023	5.2	3.7
Mar 2023	3.3	3.0
May 2023	2.0	2.5
Jul 2023	2.1	3.3
Sep 2023	2.2	3.0
Nov 2023	3.6	4.8
Jan 2024	3.9	4.7
Mar 2024	4.8	5.6
May 2024	5.2	5.8
Jul 2024	4.5	5.0
Sep 2024	4.2	4.9
Nov 2024	3.5	4.4
Jan 2025	4.1	4.7
Mar 2025	2.6	2.5
May 2025	2.7	2.9

The food index rose 1.0 percent for the two months ending in May. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.1 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.7 percent for the same period.

The food index advanced 5.3 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 6.0 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 3.9 percent.

The energy index declined 2.5 percent for the two months ending in May. Gasoline prices decreased 1.0 percent.

The energy index fell 7.4 percent over the year. Gasoline prices declined 6.0 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for household furnishings and operations (+2.5 percent) and recreation (+2.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+2.4 percent) and shelter (+2.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-1.9 percent).

The July 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu area is scheduled to be released on August 12, 2025.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Hawaii is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. 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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.

The Urban Hawaii Core Based Statistical Area includes Honolulu County in the State of Hawaii.

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Table 1. Urban Hawaii, CPI-U by expenditure category for May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	May 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025
All Items		346.816	-	349.555	2.7	0.8	-
All items (1967=100)		954.776	-	962.317
Food and beverages		379.567	-	383.083	5.2	0.9	-
Food		383.789	-	387.497	5.3	1.0	-
Food at home		364.705	369.109	368.742	6.0	1.1	-0.1
Cereals and bakery products		414.067	419.139	416.560	2.9	0.6	-0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		345.963	354.980	348.646	4.5	0.8	-1.8
Dairy and related products		288.514	296.115	298.366	4.7	3.4	0.8
Fruits and vegetables		421.416	424.340	433.579	8.6	2.9	2.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		458.778	480.008	455.460	8.2	-0.7	-5.1
Other food at home		366.889	364.258	369.119	6.8	0.6	1.3
Food away from home		398.795	-	401.722	3.9	0.7	-
Alcoholic beverages		310.292	-	309.610	4.0	-0.2	-
Housing		380.301	-	380.088	1.7	-0.1	-
Shelter		416.322	417.168	416.260	2.1	0.0	-0.2
Rent of primary residence		419.542	419.958	418.747	2.1	-0.2	-0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		427.494	427.826	427.865	1.9	0.1	0.0
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		427.494	427.826	427.865	1.9	0.1	0.0
Household furnishings and operations		170.872	-	175.149	4.9	2.5	-
Apparel		129.224	-	130.233	8.2	0.8	-
Transportation		276.072	-	285.533	4.3	3.4	-
Private transportation		281.498	-	283.486	1.2	0.7	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		121.777	-	123.026	1.5	1.0	-
New vehicles(1)		187.315	-	188.632	2.2	0.7	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		315.748	-	319.903	2.1	1.3	-
Motor fuel		354.479	352.930	350.896	-5.9	-1.0	-0.6
Gasoline (all types)		363.762	362.129	359.984	-6.0	-1.0	-0.6
Unleaded regular(4)		376.887	375.105	372.759	-6.3	-1.1	-0.6
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		304.621	303.301	301.870	-4.9	-0.9	-0.5
Unleaded premium(4)		343.492	342.247	340.607	-5.0	-0.8	-0.5
Medical Care		519.382	-	522.087	2.4	0.5	-
Recreation(3)		156.131	-	159.784	2.5	2.3	-
Education and communication(3)		153.150	-	152.923	-1.9	-0.1	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,056.536	-	2,068.813	3.1	0.6	-
Other goods and services		637.073	-	646.805	4.8	1.5	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Index is 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. Data not seasonally adjusted.

Table 2. Urban Hawaii, CPI-U by special aggregate index for May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	May 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025
All items		346.816	-	349.555	2.7	0.8	-
Food		383.789	-	387.497	5.3	1.0	-
Energy		365.180	361.249	356.135	-7.4	-2.5	-1.4
All items less food and energy		343.690	-	347.061	2.9	1.0	-
All items less energy		347.811	-	351.216	3.3	1.0	-
All items less medical care		337.523	-	340.257	2.7	0.8	-
All items less shelter		316.009	-	320.449	3.1	1.4	-
Commodities		256.311	-	258.306	2.7	0.8	-
Commodities less food		189.439	-	190.639	0.5	0.6	-
Commodities less food & beverages		184.927	-	186.141	0.4	0.7	-
Durables		124.804	-	126.218	0.3	1.1	-
Nondurables		315.555	-	317.574	3.5	0.6	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		246.114	-	246.514	0.6	0.2	-
Nondurables less food		249.841	-	250.197	0.7	0.1	-
Services		425.948	-	429.334	2.7	0.8	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		432.026	-	441.261	3.6	2.1	-
Services less medical care services		417.370	-	420.744	2.7	0.8	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.