Inflation Record$100 in 1927 → 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
$1,856.13
+1756.1% cumulative inflation · 1927–2026
Your $100 in 1927 would have the purchasing power of $1,856.13 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1927 had the same average buying power as $1,856.13 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1756.1% across this 99-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.6%.
- 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 1927 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.56 |
| $5 | $92.81 |
| $10 | $185.61 |
| $20 | $371.23 |
| $50 | $928.06 |
| $100 | $1,856.13 |
| $500 | $9,280.64 |
| $1,000 | $18,561.27 |
| $10,000 | $185,612.75 |
| $100,000 | $1,856,127.45 |
Key facts about 1927
- 1927 was one of only 10 years in the 1914–2026 record in which Canadian consumer prices fell on an annual-average basis (-1.4%).
- In the decade after 1927, prices fell 15.4% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1927, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.6× — $1.00 in 1927 buys what $18.56 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1927, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | $84.56 | -15.4% |
| 1947 | $113.42 | +13.4% |
| 1957 | $163.24 | +63.2% |
| 1967 | $199.45 | +99.4% |
| 1977 | $370.77 | +270.8% |
| 1987 | $755.24 | +655.2% |
| 1997 | $996.69 | +896.7% |
| 2007 | $1,229.23 | +1129.2% |
| 2017 | $1,438.51 | +1338.5% |
| 2026 | $1,856.13 | +1756.1% |
Monthly CPI in 1927
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| February | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| March | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| April | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| May | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| June | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| July | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| August | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| September | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| October | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| November | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| December | 9.1 | -1.1% |
Annual average for 1927: 9.067
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1927 annual average): 9.067 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.5613
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.