Inflation Record$100 in 2004 → 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
$160.80
+60.8% cumulative inflation · 2004–2026
Your $100 in 2004 would have the purchasing power of $160.80 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2004 had the same average buying power as $160.80 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 60.8% across this 22-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -37.8%.
- 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 2004 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.61 |
| $5 | $8.04 |
| $10 | $16.08 |
| $20 | $32.16 |
| $50 | $80.40 |
| $100 | $160.80 |
| $500 | $803.99 |
| $1,000 | $1,607.98 |
| $10,000 | $16,079.84 |
| $100,000 | $160,798.37 |
Key facts about 2004
- Consumer prices rose 1.9% in 2004 — the 70th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2004, Food rose the most: 88.2% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2004, prices rose 19.6% in total.
$100 in 2004, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $119.59 | +19.6% |
| 2024 | $153.69 | +53.7% |
| 2026 | $160.80 | +60.8% |
Monthly CPI in 2004
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 103.3 | 1.3% |
| February | 103.5 | 0.7% |
| March | 103.9 | 0.8% |
| April | 104.1 | 1.7% |
| May | 105.0 | 2.4% |
| June | 105.1 | 2.5% |
| July | 105.0 | 2.3% |
| August | 104.8 | 1.8% |
| September | 105.0 | 1.8% |
| October | 105.2 | 2.3% |
| November | 105.6 | 2.4% |
| December | 105.4 | 2.1% |
Annual average for 2004: 104.658
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2004 annual average): 104.658 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.6080
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.