The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii fell 0.3 percent for the two months ending in July 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 fell 0.3 percent during the two-month period. The food index decreased 0.6 percent, and the energy index declined 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Honolulu area all items CPI-U increased 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.5 percent over the year. The food index rose 4.2 percent. The energy index declined 4.7 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jul 2025	2.3	2.5

 

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jul 2025	2.3	2.5

The food index decreased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 1.0 percent, with lower prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.1 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.2 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 4.6 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 3.4 percent.

The energy index declined 0.2 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices decreased 0.6 percent.

The energy index declined 4.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices fell 3.6 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy fell 0.3 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for apparel (-5.1 percent), household furnishings and operations (-2.5 percent), and other goods and services (-2.4 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for new and used motor vehicles (+3.2 percent), and recreation (+2.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.5 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for new and used motor vehicles (+4.4 percent) and shelter (+2.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-5.2 percent) and education and communication (-0.6 percent).

The September 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu area is scheduled to be released on October, 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.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All Items		349.555	-	348.334	2.3	-0.3	-
All items (1967=100)		962.317	-	958.953
Food and beverages		383.083	-	380.919	4.2	-0.6	-
Food		387.497	-	385.138	4.2	-0.6	-
Food at home		368.742	363.100	364.986	4.6	-1.0	0.5
Cereals and bakery products		416.560	412.745	418.947	8.1	0.6	1.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		348.646	346.845	344.958	5.2	-1.1	-0.5
Dairy and related products		298.366	279.794	295.896	3.0	-0.8	5.8
Fruits and vegetables		433.579	423.775	413.913	2.7	-4.5	-2.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		455.460	453.177	473.393	11.9	3.9	4.5
Other food at home		369.119	364.209	364.563	1.8	-1.2	0.1
Food away from home		401.722	-	402.001	3.4	0.1	-
Alcoholic beverages		309.610	-	311.830	2.6	0.7	-
Housing		380.088	-	380.147	1.9	0.0	-
Shelter		416.260	415.723	416.677	2.3	0.1	0.2
Rent of primary residence		418.747	418.283	419.090	1.9	0.1	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		427.865	427.142	428.443	2.3	0.1	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		427.865	427.142	428.443	2.3	0.1	0.3
Household furnishings and operations		175.149	-	170.808	0.7	-2.5	-
Apparel		130.233	-	123.550	-5.2	-5.1	-
Transportation		285.533	-	280.431	3.6	-1.8	-
Private transportation		283.486	-	287.815	4.4	1.5	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		123.026	-	126.946	4.4	3.2	-
New vehicles(1)		188.632	-	194.335	4.9	3.0	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		319.903	-	326.041	5.2	1.9	-
Motor fuel		350.896	349.188	348.804	-3.5	-0.6	-0.1
Gasoline (all types)		359.984	358.185	357.779	-3.6	-0.6	-0.1
Unleaded regular(4)		372.759	370.785	370.001	-3.8	-0.7	-0.2
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		301.870	300.984	300.168	-3.2	-0.6	-0.3
Unleaded premium(4)		340.607	339.226	340.101	-2.7	-0.1	0.3
Medical Care		522.087	-	523.837	-	0.3	-
Recreation(3)		159.784	-	163.179	5.7	2.1	-
Education and communication(3)		152.923	-	154.543	-0.6	1.1	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,068.813	-	2,104.015	2.8	1.7	-
Other goods and services		646.805	-	631.058	3.8	-2.4	-
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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		349.555	-	348.334	2.3	-0.3	-
Food		387.497	-	385.138	4.2	-0.6	-
Energy		356.135	353.370	355.254	-4.7	-0.2	0.5
All items less food and energy		347.061	-	345.975	2.5	-0.3	-
All items less energy		351.216	-	349.968	2.7	-0.4	-
All items less medical care		340.257	-	338.892	2.4	-0.4	-
All items less shelter		320.449	-	318.242	2.4	-0.7	-
Commodities		258.306	-	257.738	2.0	-0.2	-
Commodities less food		190.639	-	190.792	0.2	0.1	-
Commodities less food & beverages		186.141	-	186.258	0.1	0.1	-
Durables		126.218	-	128.309	2.4	1.7	-
Nondurables		317.574	-	314.544	1.8	-1.0	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		246.514	-	242.551	-2.3	-1.6	-
Nondurables less food		250.197	-	246.480	-2.1	-1.5	-
Services		429.334	-	427.584	2.5	-0.4	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		441.261	-	435.820	2.8	-1.2	-
Services less medical care services		420.744	-	418.317	2.4	-0.6	-
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.