Inflation Record$100 in 1943 → 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
$1,862.98
+1763.0% cumulative inflation · 1943–2026
Your $100 in 1943 would have the purchasing power of $1,862.98 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1943 had the same average buying power as $1,862.98 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1763.0% across this 83-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 1943 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.63 |
| $5 | $93.15 |
| $10 | $186.30 |
| $20 | $372.60 |
| $50 | $931.49 |
| $100 | $1,862.98 |
| $500 | $9,314.88 |
| $1,000 | $18,629.77 |
| $10,000 | $186,297.66 |
| $100,000 | $1,862,976.63 |
Key facts about 1943
- Consumer prices rose 2.2% in 1943 — the 59th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1943, prices rose 55.2% in total.
- Since 1943, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.6× — $1.00 in 1943 buys what $18.63 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1943, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | $155.17 | +55.2% |
| 1963 | $178.51 | +78.5% |
| 1973 | $260.89 | +160.9% |
| 1983 | $642.90 | +542.9% |
| 1993 | $947.23 | +847.2% |
| 2003 | $1,137.45 | +1037.5% |
| 2013 | $1,359.59 | +1259.6% |
| 2023 | $1,739.21 | +1639.2% |
| 2026 | $1,862.98 | +1763.0% |
Monthly CPI in 1943
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8 | 1.1% |
| February | 8.8 | 1.1% |
| March | 8.8 | 0.0% |
| April | 9.0 | 2.3% |
| May | 9.0 | 2.3% |
| June | 9.0 | 2.3% |
| July | 9.1 | 2.2% |
| August | 9.1 | 2.2% |
| September | 9.2 | 4.5% |
| October | 9.2 | 3.4% |
| November | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| December | 9.2 | 2.2% |
Annual average for 1943: 9.033
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1943 annual average): 9.033 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.6298
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.