Inflation Record
$100 in 1960 → 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
$1,082.82
+982.8% cumulative inflation · 1960–2026
Your $100 in 1960 would have the purchasing power of $1,082.82 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1960 had the same average buying power as $1,082.82 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 982.8% across this 66-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -90.8%.
- 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 1960 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.83 |
| $5 | $54.14 |
| $10 | $108.28 |
| $20 | $216.56 |
| $50 | $541.41 |
| $100 | $1,082.82 |
| $500 | $5,414.12 |
| $1,000 | $10,828.24 |
| $10,000 | $108,282.39 |
| $100,000 | $1,082,823.95 |
Key facts about 1960
- Consumer prices rose 1.4% in 1960 — the 80th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1960, Food rose the most: 1293.6% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1960, prices rose 30.8% in total.
$100 in 1960, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | $130.83 | +30.8% |
| 1980 | $283.32 | +183.3% |
| 1990 | $504.18 | +404.2% |
| 2000 | $613.67 | +513.7% |
| 2010 | $749.38 | +649.4% |
| 2020 | $881.23 | +781.2% |
| 2026 | $1,082.82 | +982.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1960
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| February | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| March | 15.4 | 1.3% |
| April | 15.5 | 2.0% |
| May | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| June | 15.5 | 2.6% |
| July | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| August | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| September | 15.5 | 0.0% |
| October | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| November | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| December | 15.7 | 1.3% |
Annual average for 1960: 15.542
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1960 annual average): 15.542 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 10.8282
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.