Inflation Record$100 in 1926 → 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 · 1926–2026
Your $100 in 1926 would have the purchasing power of $1,829.23 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1926 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 100-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 1926 | 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 1926
- Consumer prices rose 0.7% in 1926 — the 92nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1926, prices fell 19.6% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1926, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.3× — $1.00 in 1926 buys what $18.29 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1926, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | $80.43 | -19.6% |
| 1946 | $102.54 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | $155.71 | +55.7% |
| 1966 | $189.76 | +89.8% |
| 1976 | $338.41 | +238.4% |
| 1986 | $713.22 | +613.2% |
| 1996 | $966.58 | +866.6% |
| 2006 | $1,186.05 | +1086.1% |
| 2016 | $1,395.38 | +1295.4% |
| 2026 | $1,829.23 | +1729.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1926
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| February | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| March | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| April | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| May | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| June | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| July | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| August | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| September | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| October | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| November | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| December | 9.2 | -1.1% |
Annual average for 1926: 9.200
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1926 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.