The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii increased 0.2 percent for the two months ending in September 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index increased 0.2 percent during the two-month period. The food index rose 0.4 percent, while the energy index decreased 0.7 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 5.2 percent for the 12 months ending in September. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.5 percent over the year. Food prices advanced 3.9 percent. Energy prices advanced 20.9 percent.

Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Urban Hawaii, September 2023–September 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Sep 2025	2.2	2.4
Nov 2025	2.4	2.3
Jan 2026	2.4	2.7
Mar 2026	3.7	3.7
May 2026	5.1	4.0
Jul 2026	5.6	4.8
Sep 2026	5.2	4.5

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Food

Food prices rose 0.4 percent for the two months ending in September. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.7 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) were unchanged for the same period.

Food prices advanced 3.9 percent over the year. Prices for food at home rose 4.1 percent, with higher prices in all six grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home advanced 3.5 percent.

Energy

The energy index decreased 0.7 percent for the two months ending in September. Gasoline prices increased 0.1 percent.

Energy prices advanced 20.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 21.6 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+4.6 percent) and education and communication (+2.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-0.7 percent) and shelter (-0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.5 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+4.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-2.6 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.4 percent).

The November 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu area is scheduled to be released on December 10, 2026.

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.

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 September 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Sep. 2025	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026
All Items		367.836	-	368.586	5.2	0.2	-
All items (1967=100)		1,012.641	-	1,014.708
Food and beverages		394.606	-	396.097	3.6	0.4	-
Food		399.995	-	401.619	3.9	0.4	-
Food at home		380.152	378.674	382.793	4.1	0.7	1.1
Cereals and bakery products		430.439	420.626	427.090	3.6	-0.8	1.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		360.748	367.939	369.800	4.1	2.5	0.5
Dairy and related products		296.301	308.663	304.710	3.6	2.8	-1.3
Fruits and vegetables		445.999	440.759	451.025	9.7	1.1	2.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		485.964	470.114	489.527	4.3	0.7	4.1
Other food at home		379.493	376.223	376.010	1.3	-0.9	-0.1
Food away from home		415.244	-	415.257	3.5	0.0	-
Alcoholic beverages		-	-	-	-	-	-
Housing		403.432	-	401.754	4.6	-0.4	-
Shelter		440.464	439.507	438.377	4.2	-0.5	-0.3
Rent of primary residence		443.047	443.953	443.529	5.4	0.1	-0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		448.296	448.700	449.106	4.4	0.2	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		448.296	448.700	449.106	4.4	0.2	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		170.522	-	172.104	-0.4	0.9	-
Apparel		139.060	-	145.457	1.7	4.6	-
Transportation		298.496	-	298.326	7.6	-0.1	-
Private transportation		300.248	-	296.321	3.3	-1.3	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		123.472	-	122.562	-2.6	-0.7	-
New vehicles(1)		187.149	-	186.035	-3.9	-0.6	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		315.719	-	315.811	-2.2	0.0	-
Motor fuel		425.787	424.235	425.847	21.8	0.0	0.4
Gasoline (all types)		436.083	434.451	436.321	21.6	0.1	0.4
Unleaded regular(4)		453.138	451.199	453.246	22.1	0.0	0.5
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		363.442	362.016	361.545	20.2	-0.5	-0.1
Unleaded premium(4)		407.538	406.820	408.380	20.1	0.2	0.4
Medical Care		559.617	-	556.282	6.1	-0.6	-
Recreation(3)		169.149	-	172.224	9.8	1.8	-
Education and communication(3)		155.321	-	159.032	2.2	2.4	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6)		105.242	-	106.774	3.5	1.5	-
Other goods and services		689.636	-	697.349	9.5	1.1	-
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. (6) Indexes on a December 2024=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 September 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Sep. 2025	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026
All items		367.836	-	368.586	5.2	0.2	-
Food		399.995	-	401.619	3.9	0.4	-
Energy		435.137	429.001	432.251	20.9	-0.7	0.8
All items less food and energy		362.749	-	363.579	4.5	0.2	-
All items less energy		366.329	-	367.280	4.4	0.3	-
All items less medical care		357.488	-	358.415	5.2	0.3	-
All items less shelter		335.875	-	337.894	6.0	0.6	-
Commodities		267.138	-	268.800	3.2	0.6	-
Commodities less food		197.438	-	198.997	2.7	0.8	-
Commodities less food & beverages		193.121	-	194.727	2.9	0.8	-
Durables		124.814	-	124.809	-2.5	0.0	-
Nondurables		334.023	-	336.865	5.4	0.9	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		268.748	-	273.205	8.7	1.7	-
Nondurables less food		270.704	-	274.785	7.7	1.5	-
Services		456.853	-	456.637	6.5	0.0	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		473.070	-	475.788	10.1	0.6	-
Services less medical care services		446.658	-	446.632	6.3	0.0	-
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.