Inflation Record
$100 in 1970 → 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
$827.65
+727.7% cumulative inflation · 1970–2026
Your $100 in 1970 would have the purchasing power of $827.65 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1970 had the same average buying power as $827.65 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 727.7% across this 56-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -87.9%.
- 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 1970 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $8.28 |
| $5 | $41.38 |
| $10 | $82.77 |
| $20 | $165.53 |
| $50 | $413.83 |
| $100 | $827.65 |
| $500 | $4,138.25 |
| $1,000 | $8,276.50 |
| $10,000 | $82,765.03 |
| $100,000 | $827,650.27 |
Key facts about 1970
- Consumer prices rose 3.3% in 1970 — the 41st-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1970, Energy rose the most: 1385.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1970, prices rose 116.6% in total.
$100 in 1970, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $216.56 | +116.6% |
| 1990 | $385.37 | +285.4% |
| 2000 | $469.06 | +369.1% |
| 2010 | $572.79 | +472.8% |
| 2020 | $673.57 | +573.6% |
| 2026 | $827.65 | +727.7% |
Monthly CPI in 1970
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2 | 5.2% |
| February | 20.2 | 5.2% |
| March | 20.2 | 4.7% |
| April | 20.3 | 3.6% |
| May | 20.3 | 3.6% |
| June | 20.3 | 3.0% |
| July | 20.5 | 3.5% |
| August | 20.5 | 3.0% |
| September | 20.4 | 2.5% |
| October | 20.4 | 2.5% |
| November | 20.4 | 2.5% |
| December | 20.3 | 1.0% |
Annual average for 1970: 20.333
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1970 annual average): 20.333 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 8.2765
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.