Inflation Record$100 in 2001 → 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
$172.10
+72.1% cumulative inflation · 2001–2026
Your $100 in 2001 would have the purchasing power of $172.10 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2001 had the same average buying power as $172.10 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 72.1% across this 25-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -41.9%.
- 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 2001 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.72 |
| $5 | $8.61 |
| $10 | $17.21 |
| $20 | $34.42 |
| $50 | $86.05 |
| $100 | $172.10 |
| $500 | $860.52 |
| $1,000 | $1,721.04 |
| $10,000 | $17,210.39 |
| $100,000 | $172,103.86 |
Key facts about 2001
- Consumer prices rose 2.5% in 2001 — the 50th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2001, Food rose the most: 100.6% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2001, prices rose 22.6% in total.
$100 in 2001, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $122.58 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | $144.82 | +44.8% |
| 2026 | $172.10 | +72.1% |
Monthly CPI in 2001
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 96.3 | 3.0% |
| February | 96.8 | 2.9% |
| March | 97.1 | 2.4% |
| April | 97.8 | 3.5% |
| May | 98.6 | 3.9% |
| June | 98.7 | 3.4% |
| July | 98.4 | 2.7% |
| August | 98.4 | 2.8% |
| September | 98.6 | 2.6% |
| October | 98.1 | 1.9% |
| November | 97.2 | 0.6% |
| December | 97.4 | 0.7% |
Annual average for 2001: 97.783
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2001 annual average): 97.783 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.7210
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.