Inflation Record$100 in 1975 → 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
$581.31
+481.3% cumulative inflation · 1975–2026
Your $100 in 1975 would have the purchasing power of $581.31 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1975 had the same average buying power as $581.31 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 481.3% across this 51-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -82.8%.
- 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 1975 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $5.81 |
| $5 | $29.07 |
| $10 | $58.13 |
| $20 | $116.26 |
| $50 | $290.65 |
| $100 | $581.31 |
| $500 | $2,906.54 |
| $1,000 | $5,813.09 |
| $10,000 | $58,130.88 |
| $100,000 | $581,308.77 |
Key facts about 1975
- Consumer prices rose 10.7% in 1975 — the 8th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1975, Energy rose the most: 864.5% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1975, prices rose 117.5% in total.
$100 in 1975, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | $217.53 | +117.5% |
| 1995 | $302.42 | +202.4% |
| 2005 | $369.52 | +269.5% |
| 2015 | $437.19 | +337.2% |
| 2025 | $567.13 | +467.1% |
| 2026 | $581.31 | +481.3% |
Monthly CPI in 1975
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6 | 11.7% |
| February | 27.9 | 12.0% |
| March | 28.0 | 11.1% |
| April | 28.2 | 11.0% |
| May | 28.5 | 10.0% |
| June | 28.8 | 10.3% |
| July | 29.2 | 11.0% |
| August | 29.5 | 10.9% |
| September | 29.6 | 10.4% |
| October | 29.8 | 10.0% |
| November | 30.1 | 10.3% |
| December | 30.2 | 9.4% |
Annual average for 1975: 28.950
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1975 annual average): 28.950 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 5.8131
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.