Inflation Record$100 in 1968 → 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
$894.36
+794.4% cumulative inflation · 1968–2026
Your $100 in 1968 would have the purchasing power of $894.36 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1968 had the same average buying power as $894.36 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 794.4% across this 58-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -88.8%.
- 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 1968 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $8.94 |
| $5 | $44.72 |
| $10 | $89.44 |
| $20 | $178.87 |
| $50 | $447.18 |
| $100 | $894.36 |
| $500 | $4,471.80 |
| $1,000 | $8,943.61 |
| $10,000 | $89,436.08 |
| $100,000 | $894,360.79 |
Key facts about 1968
- Consumer prices rose 4.1% in 1968 — the 32nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1968, Energy rose the most: 1470.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1968, prices rose 94.7% in total.
$100 in 1968, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | $194.69 | +94.7% |
| 1988 | $378.57 | +278.6% |
| 1998 | $485.03 | +385.0% |
| 2008 | $606.33 | +506.3% |
| 2018 | $708.86 | +608.9% |
| 2026 | $894.36 | +794.4% |
Monthly CPI in 1968
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 18.5 | 4.5% |
| February | 18.5 | 4.5% |
| March | 18.6 | 4.5% |
| April | 18.6 | 3.9% |
| May | 18.6 | 3.3% |
| June | 18.7 | 3.3% |
| July | 18.9 | 3.8% |
| August | 19.0 | 3.8% |
| September | 19.0 | 3.8% |
| October | 19.0 | 3.8% |
| November | 19.2 | 4.9% |
| December | 19.2 | 4.3% |
Annual average for 1968: 18.817
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1968 annual average): 18.817 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 8.9436
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.