Inflation Record
$100 in 1929 → 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
$1,824.27
+1724.3% cumulative inflation · 1929–2026
Your $100 in 1929 would have the purchasing power of $1,824.27 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1929 had the same average buying power as $1,824.27 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1724.3% across this 97-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 1929 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.24 |
| $5 | $91.21 |
| $10 | $182.43 |
| $20 | $364.85 |
| $50 | $912.13 |
| $100 | $1,824.27 |
| $500 | $9,121.35 |
| $1,000 | $18,242.70 |
| $10,000 | $182,426.98 |
| $100,000 | $1,824,269.80 |
Key facts about 1929
- Consumer prices rose 1.0% in 1929 — the 88th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1929, prices fell 17.1% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1929, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.2× — $1.00 in 1929 buys what $18.24 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1929, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | $82.93 | -17.1% |
| 1949 | $131.80 | +31.8% |
| 1959 | $166.21 | +66.2% |
| 1969 | $213.28 | +113.3% |
| 1979 | $433.42 | +333.4% |
| 1989 | $810.66 | +710.7% |
| 1999 | $1,006.50 | +906.5% |
| 2009 | $1,240.47 | +1140.5% |
| 2019 | $1,474.07 | +1374.1% |
| 2026 | $1,824.27 | +1724.3% |
Monthly CPI in 1929
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| February | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| March | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| April | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| May | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| June | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| July | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| August | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| September | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| October | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| November | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| December | 9.4 | 2.2% |
Annual average for 1929: 9.225
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1929 annual average): 9.225 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.2427
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.