Inflation Record$100 in 1982 → 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
$306.77
+206.8% cumulative inflation · 1982–2026
Your $100 in 1982 would have the purchasing power of $306.77 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1982 had the same average buying power as $306.77 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 206.8% across this 44-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -67.4%.
- 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 1982 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $3.07 |
| $5 | $15.34 |
| $10 | $30.68 |
| $20 | $61.35 |
| $50 | $153.38 |
| $100 | $306.77 |
| $500 | $1,533.85 |
| $1,000 | $3,067.70 |
| $10,000 | $30,677.00 |
| $100,000 | $306,769.96 |
Key facts about 1982
- Consumer prices rose 10.8% in 1982 — the 7th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1982, Energy rose the most: 243.8% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1982, prices rose 53.1% in total.
$100 in 1982, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | $153.12 | +53.1% |
| 2002 | $182.27 | +82.3% |
| 2012 | $221.80 | +121.8% |
| 2022 | $275.69 | +175.7% |
| 2026 | $306.77 | +206.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1982
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52.2 | 11.3% |
| February | 52.8 | 11.4% |
| March | 53.5 | 11.5% |
| April | 53.8 | 11.4% |
| May | 54.5 | 11.9% |
| June | 55.1 | 11.3% |
| July | 55.4 | 11.0% |
| August | 55.6 | 10.5% |
| September | 55.9 | 10.3% |
| October | 56.3 | 10.0% |
| November | 56.6 | 9.7% |
| December | 56.6 | 9.3% |
Annual average for 1982: 54.858
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1982 annual average): 54.858 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 3.0677
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.