Inflation Record$100 in 1922 → 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
$1,829.23
+1729.2% cumulative inflation · 1922–2026
Your $100 in 1922 would have the purchasing power of $1,829.23 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1922 had the same average buying power as $1,829.23 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1729.2% across this 104-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.5%.
- 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 1922 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.29 |
| $5 | $91.46 |
| $10 | $182.92 |
| $20 | $365.85 |
| $50 | $914.61 |
| $100 | $1,829.23 |
| $500 | $9,146.14 |
| $1,000 | $18,292.27 |
| $10,000 | $182,922.71 |
| $100,000 | $1,829,227.05 |
Key facts about 1922
- 1922 was one of only 10 years in the 1914–2026 record in which Canadian consumer prices fell on an annual-average basis (-7.8%).
- In the decade after 1922, prices fell 18.9% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1922, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.3× — $1.00 in 1922 buys what $18.29 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1922, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | $81.07 | -18.9% |
| 1942 | $96.11 | -3.9% |
| 1952 | $153.89 | +53.9% |
| 1962 | $172.46 | +72.5% |
| 1972 | $238.32 | +138.3% |
| 1982 | $596.29 | +496.3% |
| 1992 | $913.04 | +813.0% |
| 2002 | $1,086.87 | +986.9% |
| 2012 | $1,322.55 | +1222.6% |
| 2022 | $1,643.93 | +1543.9% |
| 2026 | $1,829.23 | +1729.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1922
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4 | -14.5% |
| February | 9.3 | -13.9% |
| March | 9.2 | -12.4% |
| April | 9.2 | -9.8% |
| May | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| June | 9.1 | -6.2% |
| July | 9.1 | -6.2% |
| August | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| September | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| October | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| November | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| December | 9.2 | -2.1% |
Annual average for 1922: 9.200
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1922 annual average): 9.200 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.2923
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.