Inflation Record$100 in 1918 → 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
$1,887.35
+1787.4% cumulative inflation · 1918–2026
Your $100 in 1918 would have the purchasing power of $1,887.35 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1918 had the same average buying power as $1,887.35 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1787.4% across this 108-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.7%.
- 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 1918 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.87 |
| $5 | $94.37 |
| $10 | $188.74 |
| $20 | $377.47 |
| $50 | $943.68 |
| $100 | $1,887.35 |
| $500 | $9,436.76 |
| $1,000 | $18,873.52 |
| $10,000 | $188,735.20 |
| $100,000 | $1,887,352.02 |
Key facts about 1918
- Consumer prices rose 13.1% in 1918 — the 4th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1918, prices rose 2.4% in total.
- Since 1918, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.9× — $1.00 in 1918 buys what $18.87 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1918, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | $102.43 | +2.4% |
| 1938 | $86.45 | -13.6% |
| 1948 | $131.78 | +31.8% |
| 1958 | $169.91 | +69.9% |
| 1968 | $211.03 | +111.0% |
| 1978 | $410.84 | +310.8% |
| 1988 | $798.88 | +698.9% |
| 1998 | $1,023.55 | +923.6% |
| 2008 | $1,279.53 | +1179.5% |
| 2018 | $1,495.89 | +1395.9% |
| 2026 | $1,887.35 | +1787.4% |
Monthly CPI in 1918
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4 | 13.5% |
| February | 8.5 | 14.9% |
| March | 8.6 | 13.2% |
| April | 8.6 | 13.2% |
| May | 8.7 | 10.1% |
| June | 8.8 | 10.0% |
| July | 8.9 | 11.3% |
| August | 9.2 | 15.0% |
| September | 9.2 | 15.0% |
| October | 9.3 | 13.4% |
| November | 9.4 | 14.6% |
| December | 9.4 | 13.3% |
Annual average for 1918: 8.917
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1918 annual average): 8.917 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.8735
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.