Inflation Record$100 in 2003 → 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
$163.78
+63.8% cumulative inflation · 2003–2026
Your $100 in 2003 would have the purchasing power of $163.78 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2003 had the same average buying power as $163.78 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 63.8% across this 23-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -38.9%.
- 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 2003 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.64 |
| $5 | $8.19 |
| $10 | $16.38 |
| $20 | $32.76 |
| $50 | $81.89 |
| $100 | $163.78 |
| $500 | $818.92 |
| $1,000 | $1,637.85 |
| $10,000 | $16,378.48 |
| $100,000 | $163,784.81 |
Key facts about 2003
- Consumer prices rose 2.8% in 2003 — the 45th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2003, Food rose the most: 92.0% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2003, prices rose 19.5% in total.
$100 in 2003, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $119.53 | +19.5% |
| 2023 | $152.90 | +52.9% |
| 2026 | $163.78 | +63.8% |
Monthly CPI in 2003
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 102.0 | 4.5% |
| February | 102.8 | 4.7% |
| March | 103.1 | 4.2% |
| April | 102.4 | 2.9% |
| May | 102.5 | 2.8% |
| June | 102.5 | 2.6% |
| July | 102.6 | 2.1% |
| August | 102.9 | 2.0% |
| September | 103.1 | 2.2% |
| October | 102.8 | 1.6% |
| November | 103.1 | 1.6% |
| December | 103.2 | 2.1% |
Annual average for 2003: 102.750
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2003 annual average): 102.750 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.6378
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.