Inflation Record$100 in 1936 → 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
$2,274.17
+2174.2% cumulative inflation · 1936–2026
Your $100 in 1936 would have the purchasing power of $2,274.17 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1936 had the same average buying power as $2,274.17 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 2174.2% across this 90-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -95.6%.
- 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 1936 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $22.74 |
| $5 | $113.71 |
| $10 | $227.42 |
| $20 | $454.83 |
| $50 | $1,137.09 |
| $100 | $2,274.17 |
| $500 | $11,370.87 |
| $1,000 | $22,741.74 |
| $10,000 | $227,417.42 |
| $100,000 | $2,274,174.17 |
Key facts about 1936
- Consumer prices rose 2.1% in 1936 — the 64th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1936, prices rose 27.5% in total.
- Since 1936, the overall price level has multiplied about 22.7× — $1.00 in 1936 buys what $22.74 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1936, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | $127.48 | +27.5% |
| 1956 | $193.58 | +93.6% |
| 1966 | $235.92 | +135.9% |
| 1976 | $420.72 | +320.7% |
| 1986 | $886.71 | +786.7% |
| 1996 | $1,201.69 | +1101.7% |
| 2006 | $1,474.55 | +1374.5% |
| 2016 | $1,734.80 | +1634.8% |
| 2026 | $2,274.17 | +2174.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1936
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4 | 2.8% |
| February | 7.4 | 2.8% |
| March | 7.4 | 2.8% |
| April | 7.3 | 1.4% |
| May | 7.3 | 1.4% |
| June | 7.3 | 1.4% |
| July | 7.4 | 2.8% |
| August | 7.4 | 2.8% |
| September | 7.4 | 1.4% |
| October | 7.5 | 2.7% |
| November | 7.5 | 1.4% |
| December | 7.5 | 1.4% |
Annual average for 1936: 7.400
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1936 annual average): 7.400 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 22.7417
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.