Inflation Record
$100 in 2010 → 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
$144.50
+44.5% cumulative inflation · 2010–2026
Your $100 in 2010 would have the purchasing power of $144.50 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2010 had the same average buying power as $144.50 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 44.5% across this 16-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -30.8%.
- 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 2010 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.44 |
| $5 | $7.22 |
| $10 | $14.45 |
| $20 | $28.90 |
| $50 | $72.25 |
| $100 | $144.50 |
| $500 | $722.48 |
| $1,000 | $1,444.95 |
| $10,000 | $14,449.53 |
| $100,000 | $144,495.33 |
Key facts about 2010
- Consumer prices rose 1.8% in 2010 — the 71st-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2010, Food rose the most: 58.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2010, prices rose 17.6% in total.
$100 in 2010, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $117.59 | +17.6% |
| 2026 | $144.50 | +44.5% |
Monthly CPI in 2010
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 115.1 | 1.9% |
| February | 115.6 | 1.6% |
| March | 115.6 | 1.4% |
| April | 116.0 | 1.8% |
| May | 116.3 | 1.4% |
| June | 116.2 | 1.0% |
| July | 116.8 | 1.8% |
| August | 116.7 | 1.7% |
| September | 116.9 | 1.9% |
| October | 117.4 | 2.4% |
| November | 117.5 | 2.0% |
| December | 117.5 | 2.4% |
Annual average for 2010: 116.467
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2010 annual average): 116.467 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.4450
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.