Inflation Record$100 in 1991 → 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
$203.33
+103.3% cumulative inflation · 1991–2026
Your $100 in 1991 would have the purchasing power of $203.33 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1991 had the same average buying power as $203.33 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 103.3% across this 35-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -50.8%.
- 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 1991 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.03 |
| $5 | $10.17 |
| $10 | $20.33 |
| $20 | $40.67 |
| $50 | $101.66 |
| $100 | $203.33 |
| $500 | $1,016.65 |
| $1,000 | $2,033.29 |
| $10,000 | $20,332.93 |
| $100,000 | $203,329.31 |
Key facts about 1991
- Consumer prices rose 5.6% in 1991 — the 22nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1991, Energy rose the most: 150.4% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1991, prices rose 18.1% in total.
$100 in 1991, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $118.14 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | $144.81 | +44.8% |
| 2021 | $171.09 | +71.1% |
| 2026 | $203.33 | +103.3% |
Monthly CPI in 1991
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82.0 | 6.9% |
| February | 82.0 | 6.2% |
| March | 82.3 | 6.2% |
| April | 82.3 | 6.2% |
| May | 82.7 | 6.2% |
| June | 83.1 | 6.3% |
| July | 83.2 | 6.0% |
| August | 83.3 | 6.0% |
| September | 83.1 | 5.5% |
| October | 83.0 | 4.4% |
| November | 83.3 | 4.1% |
| December | 82.9 | 3.8% |
Annual average for 1991: 82.767
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1991 annual average): 82.767 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 2.0333
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.