Inflation Record$100 in 1989 → 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
$225.04
+125.0% cumulative inflation · 1989–2026
Your $100 in 1989 would have the purchasing power of $225.04 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1989 had the same average buying power as $225.04 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 125.0% across this 37-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -55.6%.
- 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 1989 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.25 |
| $5 | $11.25 |
| $10 | $22.50 |
| $20 | $45.01 |
| $50 | $112.52 |
| $100 | $225.04 |
| $500 | $1,125.18 |
| $1,000 | $2,250.35 |
| $10,000 | $22,503.53 |
| $100,000 | $225,035.29 |
Key facts about 1989
- Consumer prices rose 5.0% in 1989 — the 24th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1989, Energy rose the most: 188.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1989, prices rose 24.2% in total.
$100 in 1989, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $124.16 | +24.2% |
| 2009 | $153.02 | +53.0% |
| 2019 | $181.84 | +81.8% |
| 2026 | $225.04 | +125.0% |
Monthly CPI in 1989
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72.7 | 4.3% |
| February | 73.2 | 4.6% |
| March | 73.6 | 4.5% |
| April | 73.8 | 4.5% |
| May | 74.6 | 5.1% |
| June | 74.9 | 5.2% |
| July | 75.4 | 5.3% |
| August | 75.5 | 5.3% |
| September | 75.6 | 5.3% |
| October | 75.9 | 5.1% |
| November | 76.1 | 5.3% |
| December | 76.1 | 5.3% |
Annual average for 1989: 74.783
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1989 annual average): 74.783 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 2.2504
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.