Inflation Record$100 in 1994 → 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
$196.35
+96.4% cumulative inflation · 1994–2026
Your $100 in 1994 would have the purchasing power of $196.35 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1994 had the same average buying power as $196.35 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 96.4% across this 32-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -49.1%.
- 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 1994 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.96 |
| $5 | $9.82 |
| $10 | $19.64 |
| $20 | $39.27 |
| $50 | $98.18 |
| $100 | $196.35 |
| $500 | $981.75 |
| $1,000 | $1,963.51 |
| $10,000 | $19,635.07 |
| $100,000 | $196,350.67 |
Key facts about 1994
- Consumer prices rose 0.2% in 1994 — the 101st-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1994, Energy rose the most: 145.3% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1994, prices rose 22.1% in total.
$100 in 1994, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $122.11 | +22.1% |
| 2014 | $146.03 | +46.0% |
| 2024 | $187.67 | +87.7% |
| 2026 | $196.35 | +96.4% |
Monthly CPI in 1994
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86.1 | 1.3% |
| February | 85.4 | 0.1% |
| March | 85.4 | 0.2% |
| April | 85.4 | 0.2% |
| May | 85.2 | -0.2% |
| June | 85.4 | 0.0% |
| July | 85.7 | 0.1% |
| August | 85.8 | 0.1% |
| September | 85.9 | 0.2% |
| October | 85.7 | -0.2% |
| November | 86.2 | -0.1% |
| December | 86.3 | 0.2% |
Annual average for 1994: 85.708
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1994 annual average): 85.708 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.9635
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.