Inflation Record$100 in 1915 → Today (Canada)
Official data verified · CPI (Statistics Canada) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items
$2,743.84
+2643.8% cumulative inflation · 1915–2026
Your $100 in 1915 would have the purchasing power of $2,743.84 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1915 had the same average buying power as $2,743.84 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 2643.8% across this 111-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -96.4%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (Statistics Canada)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1915 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $27.44 |
| $5 | $137.19 |
| $10 | $274.38 |
| $20 | $548.77 |
| $50 | $1,371.92 |
| $100 | $2,743.84 |
| $500 | $13,719.20 |
| $1,000 | $27,438.41 |
| $10,000 | $274,384.06 |
| $100,000 | $2,743,840.58 |
Key facts about 1915
- Consumer prices rose 2.1% in 1915 — the 62nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1915, prices rose 48.9% in total.
- Since 1915, the overall price level has multiplied about 27.4× — $1.00 in 1915 buys what $27.44 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1915, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | $148.91 | +48.9% |
| 1935 | $118.21 | +18.2% |
| 1945 | $149.18 | +49.2% |
| 1955 | $230.43 | +130.4% |
| 1965 | $274.18 | +174.2% |
| 1975 | $472.01 | +372.0% |
| 1985 | $1,026.77 | +926.8% |
| 1995 | $1,427.45 | +1327.4% |
| 2005 | $1,744.16 | +1644.2% |
| 2015 | $2,063.59 | +1963.6% |
| 2025 | $2,676.90 | +2576.9% |
| 2026 | $2,743.84 | +2643.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1915
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| February | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| March | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| April | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| May | 6.1 | 3.4% |
| June | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| July | 6.1 | 3.4% |
| August | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| September | 6.1 | 1.7% |
| October | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| November | 6.3 | 3.3% |
| December | 6.3 | 3.3% |
Annual average for 1915: 6.133
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1915 annual average): 6.133 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 27.4384
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.