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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area — May 2025

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 2.7 percent from a year ago

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.

Food

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.

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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).

Table A. Urban Hawaii CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month

January

0.3 1.4 0.9 6.0 0.3 5.2 0.5 3.9 1.0 4.1

March

0.9 1.8 2.4 7.5 0.6 3.3 1.5 4.8 0.0 2.6

May

2.1 3.8 1.6 7.0 0.3 2.0 0.7 5.2 0.8 2.7

July

0.8 4.6 0.6 6.8 0.7 2.1 0.0 4.5

September

1.0 5.0 0.8 6.6 0.9 2.2 0.7 4.2

November

0.1 5.4 -0.6 5.8 0.8 3.6 0.1 3.5

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

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


Technical Note

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.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025