Inflation Record$100 in 2012 → 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
$138.31
+38.3% cumulative inflation · 2012–2026
Your $100 in 2012 would have the purchasing power of $138.31 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2012 had the same average buying power as $138.31 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 38.3% across this 14-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -27.7%.
- 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 2012 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.38 |
| $5 | $6.92 |
| $10 | $13.83 |
| $20 | $27.66 |
| $50 | $69.16 |
| $100 | $138.31 |
| $500 | $691.55 |
| $1,000 | $1,383.10 |
| $10,000 | $13,831.02 |
| $100,000 | $138,310.16 |
Key facts about 2012
- Consumer prices rose 1.5% in 2012 — the 77th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2012, Food rose the most: 49.4% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2012, prices rose 24.3% in total.
$100 in 2012, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $124.30 | +24.3% |
| 2026 | $138.31 | +38.3% |
Monthly CPI in 2012
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 120.7 | 2.5% |
| February | 121.2 | 2.6% |
| March | 121.7 | 1.9% |
| April | 122.2 | 2.0% |
| May | 122.1 | 1.2% |
| June | 121.6 | 1.5% |
| July | 121.5 | 1.2% |
| August | 121.8 | 1.2% |
| September | 122.0 | 1.2% |
| October | 122.2 | 1.2% |
| November | 121.9 | 0.8% |
| December | 121.2 | 0.8% |
Annual average for 2012: 121.675
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2012 annual average): 121.675 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.3831
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.