Inflation Record$100 in 1923 → 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 · 1923–2026
Your $100 in 1923 would have the purchasing power of $1,829.23 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1923 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 103-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 1923 | 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 1923
- Consumer prices were essentially flat in 1923 (0.0% on an annual-average basis).
- In the decade after 1923, prices fell 22.5% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1923, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.3× — $1.00 in 1923 buys what $18.29 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1923, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | $77.54 | -22.5% |
| 1943 | $98.19 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | $152.36 | +52.4% |
| 1963 | $175.27 | +75.3% |
| 1973 | $256.16 | +156.2% |
| 1983 | $631.25 | +531.3% |
| 1993 | $930.07 | +830.1% |
| 2003 | $1,116.85 | +1016.8% |
| 2013 | $1,334.96 | +1235.0% |
| 2023 | $1,707.70 | +1607.7% |
| 2026 | $1,829.23 | +1729.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1923
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| February | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| March | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| April | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| May | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| June | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| July | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| August | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| September | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| October | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| November | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| December | 9.2 | 0.0% |
Annual average for 1923: 9.200
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1923 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.