Inflation Record$100 in 1961 → 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
$1,071.90
+971.9% cumulative inflation · 1961–2026
Your $100 in 1961 would have the purchasing power of $1,071.90 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1961 had the same average buying power as $1,071.90 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 971.9% across this 65-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -90.7%.
- 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 1961 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.72 |
| $5 | $53.60 |
| $10 | $107.19 |
| $20 | $214.38 |
| $50 | $535.95 |
| $100 | $1,071.90 |
| $500 | $5,359.52 |
| $1,000 | $10,719.04 |
| $10,000 | $107,190.38 |
| $100,000 | $1,071,903.75 |
Key facts about 1961
- Consumer prices rose 1.0% in 1961 — the 87th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1961, Energy rose the most: 1582.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1961, prices rose 33.0% in total.
$100 in 1961, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | $133.01 | +33.0% |
| 1981 | $315.45 | +215.4% |
| 1991 | $527.18 | +427.2% |
| 2001 | $622.82 | +522.8% |
| 2011 | $763.43 | +663.4% |
| 2021 | $901.96 | +802.0% |
| 2026 | $1,071.90 | +971.9% |
Monthly CPI in 1961
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| February | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| March | 15.7 | 1.9% |
| April | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| May | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| June | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| July | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| August | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| September | 15.7 | 1.3% |
| October | 15.7 | 0.0% |
| November | 15.7 | 0.0% |
| December | 15.7 | 0.0% |
Annual average for 1961: 15.700
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1961 annual average): 15.700 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 10.7190
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.