Inflation Record$100 in 2005 → 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
$157.32
+57.3% cumulative inflation · 2005–2026
Your $100 in 2005 would have the purchasing power of $157.32 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2005 had the same average buying power as $157.32 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 57.3% across this 21-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -36.4%.
- 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 2005 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.57 |
| $5 | $7.87 |
| $10 | $15.73 |
| $20 | $31.46 |
| $50 | $78.66 |
| $100 | $157.32 |
| $500 | $786.58 |
| $1,000 | $1,573.16 |
| $10,000 | $15,731.61 |
| $100,000 | $157,316.09 |
Key facts about 2005
- Consumer prices rose 2.2% in 2005 — the 58th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2005, Food rose the most: 83.6% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2005, prices rose 18.3% in total.
$100 in 2005, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $118.31 | +18.3% |
| 2025 | $153.48 | +53.5% |
| 2026 | $157.32 | +57.3% |
Monthly CPI in 2005
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 105.3 | 1.9% |
| February | 105.7 | 2.1% |
| March | 106.3 | 2.3% |
| April | 106.6 | 2.4% |
| May | 106.7 | 1.6% |
| June | 106.9 | 1.7% |
| July | 107.1 | 2.0% |
| August | 107.5 | 2.6% |
| September | 108.4 | 3.2% |
| October | 107.9 | 2.6% |
| November | 107.7 | 2.0% |
| December | 107.6 | 2.1% |
Annual average for 2005: 106.975
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2005 annual average): 106.975 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.5732
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.