The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in July 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 0.5 percent during the two-month period. The food index rose 0.3 percent, while the energy index decreased 5.1 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 5.6 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.8 percent over the year. Energy prices increased 22.5 percent. Food prices increased 3.9 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
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

Food prices increased 0.3 percent for the two months ending in July. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.1 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.5 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.9 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 4.2 percent, with higher prices in all 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 3.3 percent.

The energy index decreased 5.1 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices fell 3.8 percent.

Energy prices increased 22.5 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 21.9 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+4.1 percent) and shelter (+0.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-2.7 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-2.6 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.8 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included medical care (+6.8 percent) and shelter (+5.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-2.7 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.2 percent).

The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Honolulu area is scheduled to be released on October 14, 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 July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All Items		367.429	-	367.836	5.6	0.1	-
All items (1967=100)		1,011.522	-	1,012.641
Food and beverages		393.695	-	394.606	3.6	0.2	-
Food		398.977	-	399.995	3.9	0.3	-
Food at home		379.806	379.269	380.152	4.2	0.1	0.2
Cereals and bakery products		426.134	413.263	430.439	2.7	1.0	4.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		372.712	371.390	360.748	4.6	-3.2	-2.9
Dairy and related products		303.474	307.410	296.301	0.1	-2.4	-3.6
Fruits and vegetables		448.024	441.713	445.999	7.8	-0.5	1.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		470.714	481.885	485.964	2.7	3.2	0.8
Other food at home		371.262	374.276	379.493	4.1	2.2	1.4
Food away from home		413.240	-	415.244	3.3	0.5	-
Alcoholic beverages		309.447	-	-	-	-	-
Housing		403.924	-	403.432	6.1	-0.1	-
Shelter		438.574	440.845	440.464	5.7	0.4	-0.1
Rent of primary residence		440.562	440.911	443.047	5.7	0.6	0.5
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		446.817	447.002	448.296	4.6	0.3	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		446.817	447.002	448.296	4.6	0.3	0.3
Household furnishings and operations		175.011	-	170.522	-0.2	-2.6	-
Apparel		142.875	-	139.060	12.6	-2.7	-
Transportation		298.600	-	298.496	6.4	0.0	-
Private transportation		300.281	-	300.248	4.3	0.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		121.428	-	123.472	-2.7	1.7	-
New vehicles(1)		187.737	-	187.149	-3.7	-0.3	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		309.851	-	315.719	-3.2	1.9	-
Motor fuel		442.413	435.689	425.787	22.1	-3.8	-2.3
Gasoline (all types)		453.217	446.235	436.083	21.9	-3.8	-2.3
Unleaded regular(4)		471.499	464.112	453.138	22.5	-3.9	-2.4
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		375.932	370.744	363.442	21.1	-3.3	-2.0
Unleaded premium(4)		421.858	415.717	407.538	19.8	-3.4	-2.0
Medical Care		555.886	-	559.617	6.8	0.7	-
Recreation(3)		167.869	-	169.149	3.7	0.8	-
Education and communication(3)		154.559	-	155.321	0.5	0.5	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6)		103.492	-	105.242	2.9	1.7	-
Other goods and services		662.572	-	689.636	9.3	4.1	-
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 July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		367.429	-	367.836	5.6	0.1	-
Food		398.977	-	399.995	3.9	0.3	-
Energy		458.665	450.962	435.137	22.5	-5.1	-3.5
All items less food and energy		360.905	-	362.749	4.8	0.5	-
All items less energy		364.629	-	366.329	4.7	0.5	-
All items less medical care		357.230	-	357.488	5.5	0.1	-
All items less shelter		336.130	-	335.875	5.5	-0.1	-
Commodities		267.913	-	267.138	3.6	-0.3	-
Commodities less food		198.845	-	197.438	3.5	-0.7	-
Commodities less food & beverages		194.546	-	193.121	3.7	-0.7	-
Durables		125.032	-	124.814	-2.7	-0.2	-
Nondurables		335.133	-	334.023	6.2	-0.3	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		272.225	-	268.748	10.8	-1.3	-
Nondurables less food		273.949	-	270.704	9.8	-1.2	-
Services		455.247	-	456.853	6.8	0.4	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		471.947	-	473.070	8.5	0.2	-
Services less medical care services		445.103	-	446.658	6.8	0.3	-
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.