Inflation Record$100 in 2002 → 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
$168.30
+68.3% cumulative inflation · 2002–2026
Your $100 in 2002 would have the purchasing power of $168.30 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2002 had the same average buying power as $168.30 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 68.3% across this 24-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -40.6%.
- 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 2002 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.68 |
| $5 | $8.42 |
| $10 | $16.83 |
| $20 | $33.66 |
| $50 | $84.15 |
| $100 | $168.30 |
| $500 | $841.51 |
| $1,000 | $1,683.03 |
| $10,000 | $16,830.29 |
| $100,000 | $168,302.91 |
Key facts about 2002
- Consumer prices rose 2.3% in 2002 — the 57th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2002, Food rose the most: 95.3% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2002, prices rose 21.7% in total.
$100 in 2002, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $121.69 | +21.7% |
| 2022 | $151.25 | +51.3% |
| 2026 | $168.30 | +68.3% |
Monthly CPI in 2002
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 97.6 | 1.3% |
| February | 98.2 | 1.4% |
| March | 98.9 | 1.9% |
| April | 99.5 | 1.7% |
| May | 99.7 | 1.1% |
| June | 99.9 | 1.2% |
| July | 100.5 | 2.1% |
| August | 100.9 | 2.5% |
| September | 100.9 | 2.3% |
| October | 101.2 | 3.2% |
| November | 101.5 | 4.4% |
| December | 101.1 | 3.8% |
Annual average for 2002: 99.992
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2002 annual average): 99.992 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.6830
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.