Inflation Record$100 in 1958 → 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
$1,110.82
+1010.8% cumulative inflation · 1958–2026
Your $100 in 1958 would have the purchasing power of $1,110.82 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1958 had the same average buying power as $1,110.82 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1010.8% across this 68-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -91.0%.
- 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 1958 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $11.11 |
| $5 | $55.54 |
| $10 | $111.08 |
| $20 | $222.16 |
| $50 | $555.41 |
| $100 | $1,110.82 |
| $500 | $5,554.09 |
| $1,000 | $11,108.18 |
| $10,000 | $111,081.77 |
| $100,000 | $1,110,817.75 |
Key facts about 1958
- Consumer prices rose 2.4% in 1958 — the 54th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1958, Food rose the most: 1295.2% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1958, prices rose 24.2% in total.
$100 in 1958, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | $124.20 | +24.2% |
| 1978 | $241.80 | +141.8% |
| 1988 | $470.19 | +370.2% |
| 1998 | $602.42 | +502.4% |
| 2008 | $753.08 | +653.1% |
| 2018 | $880.42 | +780.4% |
| 2026 | $1,110.82 | +1010.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1958
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15.0 | 2.7% |
| February | 15.0 | 2.7% |
| March | 15.1 | 3.4% |
| April | 15.1 | 2.7% |
| May | 15.1 | 2.7% |
| June | 15.1 | 2.0% |
| July | 15.1 | 2.0% |
| August | 15.1 | 1.3% |
| September | 15.3 | 2.0% |
| October | 15.3 | 2.0% |
| November | 15.3 | 2.0% |
| December | 15.3 | 2.7% |
Annual average for 1958: 15.150
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1958 annual average): 15.150 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 11.1082
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.