Inflation Record$100 in 1992 → 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
$200.34
+100.3% cumulative inflation · 1992–2026
Your $100 in 1992 would have the purchasing power of $200.34 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1992 had the same average buying power as $200.34 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 100.3% across this 34-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -50.1%.
- 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 1992 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.00 |
| $5 | $10.02 |
| $10 | $20.03 |
| $20 | $40.07 |
| $50 | $100.17 |
| $100 | $200.34 |
| $500 | $1,001.72 |
| $1,000 | $2,003.44 |
| $10,000 | $20,034.39 |
| $100,000 | $200,343.92 |
Key facts about 1992
- Consumer prices rose 1.5% in 1992 — the 78th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1992, Energy rose the most: 149.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1992, prices rose 19.0% in total.
$100 in 1992, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $119.04 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | $144.85 | +44.9% |
| 2022 | $180.05 | +80.0% |
| 2026 | $200.34 | +100.3% |
Monthly CPI in 1992
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83.3 | 1.6% |
| February | 83.3 | 1.6% |
| March | 83.6 | 1.6% |
| April | 83.7 | 1.7% |
| May | 83.8 | 1.3% |
| June | 84.0 | 1.1% |
| July | 84.2 | 1.2% |
| August | 84.2 | 1.1% |
| September | 84.2 | 1.3% |
| October | 84.3 | 1.6% |
| November | 84.7 | 1.7% |
| December | 84.7 | 2.2% |
Annual average for 1992: 84.000
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1992 annual average): 84.000 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 2.0034
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.