Inflation Record$100 in 1919 → 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
$1,723.09
+1623.1% cumulative inflation · 1919–2026
Your $100 in 1919 would have the purchasing power of $1,723.09 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1919 had the same average buying power as $1,723.09 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1623.1% across this 107-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.2%.
- 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 1919 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $17.23 |
| $5 | $86.15 |
| $10 | $172.31 |
| $20 | $344.62 |
| $50 | $861.55 |
| $100 | $1,723.09 |
| $500 | $8,615.47 |
| $1,000 | $17,230.94 |
| $10,000 | $172,309.44 |
| $100,000 | $1,723,094.43 |
Key facts about 1919
- Consumer prices rose 9.5% in 1919 — the 11th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1919, prices fell 5.5% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1919, the overall price level has multiplied about 17.2× — $1.00 in 1919 buys what $17.23 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1919, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | $94.45 | -5.5% |
| 1939 | $78.33 | -21.7% |
| 1949 | $124.49 | +24.5% |
| 1959 | $157.00 | +57.0% |
| 1969 | $201.45 | +101.5% |
| 1979 | $409.39 | +309.4% |
| 1989 | $765.70 | +665.7% |
| 1999 | $950.68 | +850.7% |
| 2009 | $1,171.67 | +1071.7% |
| 2019 | $1,392.32 | +1292.3% |
| 2026 | $1,723.09 | +1623.1% |
Monthly CPI in 1919
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5 | 13.1% |
| February | 9.4 | 10.6% |
| March | 9.4 | 9.3% |
| April | 9.4 | 9.3% |
| May | 9.7 | 11.5% |
| June | 9.7 | 10.2% |
| July | 9.8 | 10.1% |
| August | 10.0 | 8.7% |
| September | 10.0 | 8.7% |
| October | 10.0 | 7.5% |
| November | 10.1 | 7.4% |
| December | 10.2 | 8.5% |
Annual average for 1919: 9.767
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1919 annual average): 9.767 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 17.2309
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.