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Release date 09/28/2018
Unemployment Rate % Unempployment Rate Not Seasonnaly Adjusted
Monthly Trend by Island 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
Molokai
Aug-17 6.7
Sep-17 6.7
Oct-17 5.1
Nov-17 5.2
Dec-17 4.0
Jan-18 3.6
Feb-18 3.8
Mar-18 3.8
Apr-18 4.8
May-18 5.1
Jun-18 7.5
Jul-18 6.0
Aug-18 5.8
2,450
2,400
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,650
2,750
2,550
2,600
2,600
2,650
2,800
2,800
2.8
2.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
2.3
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.3
3.4
3.0
2.7
89,750
88,600
87,950
87,250
90,100
89,800
90,750
91,350
91,600
92,300
92,750
91,100
2.3
1.8
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.9
2.3
2.3
35,200
34,950
34,750
34,600
36,100
35,450
35,950
36,100
36,300
36,950
37,450
36,950
2.4
1.9
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.6
2.0
1.9
81,600
81,300
80,750
80,500
82,000
81,400
82,150
82,400
82,450
83,450
84,400
83,400
2.3
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.0
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.6
2.0
2.1
Labor force Hawaii Island
Labor force 90,300 Kauai
2.3
Labor force 35,850 Maui Island
2.3
Labor force 83,450 Oahu
2.3
Labor force 473,450 473,900 473,050 476,250 474,050 472,450 473,150 475,150 474,600 472,100 473,550 470,950 467,950 Lanai Labor force
3.1
4.3
2.4
1.6
1.2
3.1
2.1
2.7
2.1
1.6
2.5
1.0
2.1
1,650
1,550
1,500
1,500
1,650
1,650
1,600
1,550
1,550
1,600
1,700
1,650
1,650
% Unemployment Rate Not Seasonnaly Adjusted
Unemployment Rate Annual Trend by Island
10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Aug‐15 10.0
Aug‐16 7.2
Aug‐17 6.7
Aug‐18 5.8
Hawaii Island
4.3
3.6
2.8
2.7
Kauai
3.9
3.0
2.3
2.3
Maui Island
3.3
2.8
2.3
1.9
Oahu
3.2
2.7
2.3
2.1
Lanai
3.1
5.4
3.1
2.1
Molokai
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
Hawaii Gasoline Prices Monthly Trend by Island
$5.50
Price per Gallon, Regular*
$5.00 $4.50 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00
Molokai
Sep‐ Oct‐ Nov‐ Dec‐ Jan‐ Feb‐ Mar‐ Apr‐ May‐ Jun‐ Jul‐ Aug‐ Sep‐ 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 4.720 4.690 4.760 4.910 4.910 4.990 5.060 4.900 4.900 4.980 4.970 4.970 4.970
Lanai
4.630 4.629 4.680 4.750 4.710 4.800 4.710 4.760 4.860 4.970 4.840 4.850 4.890
Maui Island
3.531 3.559 3.662 3.743 3.798 3.907 3.924 3.957 3.991 4.042 4.092 4.073 4.082
Kauai
3.370 3.370 3.420 3.550 3.550 3.630 3.620 3.690 3.850 3.890 3.890 4.010 4.010
Hawaii Island 3.130 3.130 3.205 3.276 3.338 3.461 3.532 3.590 3.686 3.748 3.826 3.849 3.861 Oahu
2.939 2.949 3.062 3.124 3.173 3.288 3.355 3.415 3.547 3.601 3.620 3.626 3.638 *Mid‐grade non ethanol gasoline for Lanai
Hawaii Gasoline Prices Annual Trend by Island Price per Gallon, Regular*
$5.00 $4.50 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00
Kauai
Sep‐15 3.178
Sep‐16 N/A 3.178
Sep‐17 3.370
Sep‐18 4.010
Maui Island
3.337
3.244
3.531
4.082
Hawaii Island
2.891
2.691
3.130
3.861
Oahu
2.798
2.659
2.939
3.638
*Mid‐grade non ethanol gasoline for Lanai Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
General Excise and Use Tax Revenues Maui County Monthly Trend 20,000
($1,000)
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Jan 2014 17,547
Feb 9,696
Mar 15,390
Apr 16,034
May 16,698
Jun 15,577
Jul 15,555
Aug 16,793
Sep 15,535
Oct 16,759
Nov 17,563
Dec 14,134
2015 17,975
17,628
16,206
16,453
18,752
15,417
19,484
17,355
16,273
14,372
17,520
14,753
2016 18,998
18,428
17,078
18,551
17,902
17,583
6,827
15,239
16,847
18,865
15,459
17,238
2017 18,195
19,491
19,233
19,519
19,361
18,377
19,760
19,536
17,243
17,400
16,848
16,830
The GET Revenues by County are no longer being published as of 2018.
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
($1,000)
General Excise and Use Tax Liabilities State of Hawaii 300,000 275,000 250,000 225,000 200,000 175,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 State
Jan‐18 266,043
Feb‐18 248,987
Mar‐18 290,373
Apr‐18 263,741
The GET Liabilities report for the State and by County started in January 2018, replacing the GET Revenues report. Tax liability and tax collection measure different concepts and should not match.
($1,000)
General Excise and Use Tax Liabilities By County 300,000 275,000 250,000 225,000 200,000 175,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0
290,373 266,043
263,741 248,987
Oahu
Jan‐18 164,532
Feb‐18 154,629
Mar‐18 178,803
Apr‐18 165,139
Maui
43,037
39,489
47,584
41,446
Hawaii Cty
35,634
32,565
38,470
33,097
Kauai
16,833
15,803
18,426
16,350
State
266,043
248,987
290,373
263,741
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
General Excise and Use Tax Revenues State of Hawaii Annual Trend 350,000 300,000 ($1,000)
250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 Aug‐15 303,857
State
Aug‐16 268,447
Aug‐17 300,657
Aug‐18 293,965
General Excise and Use Tax Revenues Calendar Years 3,349,822
3,500,000 2,979,776
3,141,489
3,205,733
3,000,000
($1,000)
2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0
2014
2015
2016
2017
Oahu
2,560,783
2,694,951
2,745,559
2,848,682
Maui
187,281
202,189
199,013
221,793
Hawaii Cty
160,315
178,409
179,840
194,511
Kauai
71,397
65,941
81,321
84,836
State
2,979,776
3,141,489
3,205,733
3,349,822
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Release date 09/28/2018
General Fund Revenues State of Hawaii 800,000 700,000
($1,000)
600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 2015 589,037 457,494 398,032 520,644 525,587 482,911 2016 572,350 491,300 440,505 489,704 607,664 567,922 2017 690,158 427,452 458,026 504,209 598,719 590,690 2018 748,965 484,561 469,251 622,104 670,161 569,908
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 474,289 519,945 598,831 460,026 472,031 499,790 473,481 525,803 546,430 533,617 461,204 505,425 531,282 557,612 603,140 492,032 475,681 555,544 544,386 552,391
General Fund Revenues State of Hawaii Calendar Years
($1,000)
7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 State
2014 5,535,709
2015 5,998,615
2016 6,215,407
2017 6,485,475
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
Single Family Home, Median Selling Price Maui County Monthly Trend $800,000
Median Price
$700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 Res.
Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 700,000 650,000 667,350 689,000 695,500 707,000 685,000 680,000 725,000 695,000 727,500 769,000 700,000
Condo 400,000 433,750 519,500 400,000 440,000 505,563 472,500 450,000 508,513 475,000 515,000 513,163 509,998
Single Family Home, Median Selling Price Maui County Annual Trend $800,000 $700,000
Median Price
$600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 Residential
Aug‐15 550,000
Aug‐16 672,063
Aug‐17 700,000
Aug‐18 700,000
Condo
336,000
420,000
400,000
509,998
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Release date 09/28/2018
Private Building Permits, Maui County Monthly Trend 120,000
($1,000)
100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 ‐ Adds/Alterations
Aug-17 12,740
Commercial
20,084
Residential
11,842
Sep-17 5,533
Oct-17 27,492
Nov-17 6,208
Dec-17 20,418
Jan-18 3,219
Feb-18 15,437
Mar-18 7,308
Apr-18 4,413
1,696
6,297
19,930
14,882
May-18 6,162
Jun-18 6,795
Jul-18 13,658
Aug-18 16,104
4,734
3,915
1,337
21,625
10,764
91,620
22,549
11,886
6,719
6,932
6,981
11,124
9,259
43,702
14,067
7,728
16,849
22,996
17,218
36,266
Private Building Permits, Maui County Annual Trend 70,000
($1,000)
60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 ‐ Additions & Alterations
Aug‐15 9,915
Aug‐16 12,989
Aug‐17 12,740
Aug‐18 16,104
Commercial & Industrial
3,025
3,192
20,084
6,932
Residential
9,709
10,183
11,842
36,266
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
Visitor Arrivals by Air Maui County Annual Trend 350,000 300,000
Persons
250,000
236,554
249,373
Aug‐16 36,267
Aug‐17 35,087
Aug‐18 34,662
184,846
193,329
201,467
214,711
219,226
229,595
236,554
249,373
219,226
229,595
International
Aug‐15 34,380
Domestic Total
200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0
Visitor Arrivals by Air Annual Trend by County 600,000 500,000
Persons
400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Oahu
Aug‐15 489,423
Aug‐16 495,518
Aug‐17 517,206
Aug‐18 536,181
Maui
219,226
229,595
236,554
249,373
Hawaii County
130,351
132,884
152,550
134,215
Kauai
103,924
105,087
111,904
115,242
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
Visitor Arrivals by Air By County Calendar Years 6,000,000
Persons
5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0
2014
2015
2016
2017
Oahu
5,192,621
5,339,912
5,447,229
5,672,123
Maui
2,456,935
2,579,311
2,678,089
2,783,512
Hawaii County
1,454,684
1,514,973
1,549,943
1,762,914
Kauai
1,119,973
1,173,752
1,187,269
1,276,803
Because many visitors visited more than one area, detail sums to more than the State totals shown in the next table.
Visitor Arrivals by Air State of Hawaii Calendar Years
Persons
10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 State
2014
2015
2016
2017
8,196,342
8,563,018
8,821,802
9,256,761
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
Labor Force Participation Rate State of Hawaii Monthly Trend % Labor Force Participation Rate Not Seasonllay Adjusted
64.0 63.5 63.0 62.5 62.0 61.5 61.0 60.5 60.0 State
Aug-17 62.6
Sep-17 62.4
Oct-17 62.6
Nov-17 62.3
Dec-17 62.0
Jan-18 62.3
Feb-18 62.4
Mar-18 62.8
Apr-18 62.9
May-18 62.7
Jun-18 63.1
Jul-18 63.0
Aug-18 62.4
Labor Force Participation Rate State of Hawaii Annual Trend 64.0
% Labor Force Participation Rate Not Seasonllay Adjusted
63.5 63.0 62.5 62.0 61.5 61.0 60.5 60.0 State
Aug‐15 62.1
Aug‐16 62.7
Aug‐17 62.3
Aug‐18 62.4
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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Monthly Economic Indicators are provided as a public service by the Maui County's Mayor's Office of Economic Development and in partnership with the Hawaii Business Research Library.
Release date 09/28/2018
Hawaii Wages, Nonfarm Private Sector Payrolls Monthly Trend $30.00 $29.00
Average Hourly Earnings Not Seasonally Adjusted
$28.00 $27.00 $26.00 $25.00 $24.00 $23.00 $22.00 $21.00 $20.00 State
Aug17 26.35
Sep17 26.45
Oct17 26.72
Nov17 26.60
Dec17 26.96
Jan18 27.41
Feb18 27.21
Mar18 27.33
Apr18 27.84
May18 27.50
Jun18 27.81
Jul18 27.80
Aug18 27.89
Urban Honolulu MSA
27.72
27.76
28.12
28.07
28.54
29.00
28.65
28.91
29.76
29.31
29.62
29.79
29.91
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina MSA 23.75
23.70
23.53
23.09
23.43
23.93
24.52
24.49
24.43
24.51
24.96
24.24
24.14
Hawaii Wages, Nonfarm Private Sector Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings Not Seasonally Adjusted
Annual Trend $30.00 $29.00 $28.00 $27.00 $26.00 $25.00 $24.00 $23.00 $22.00 $21.00 $20.00
State
Aug-15 24.52
Aug-16 25.41
Aug-17 26.35
Aug-18 27.89
Urban Honolulu MSA
25.32
26.31
27.72
29.91
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina MSA
22.26
23.48
23.75
24.14
Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations; Hawaii Department of Taxation; Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; county building departments; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Honolulu Board of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service; Title Guaranty of Hawaii and Realtors® Association of Maui, Inc.; American Auto Association; gas stations on Kauai, Molokai & Lanai. Final tables compiled by Statistics & Data Support Branch, READ, DBEDT. Charts compiled by Hawaii Business Research Library.
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