Inflation Record$100 in 2016 → 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
$131.09
+31.1% cumulative inflation · 2016–2026
Your $100 in 2016 would have the purchasing power of $131.09 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2016 had the same average buying power as $131.09 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 31.1% across this 10-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -23.7%.
- 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 2016 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.31 |
| $5 | $6.55 |
| $10 | $13.11 |
| $20 | $26.22 |
| $50 | $65.55 |
| $100 | $131.09 |
| $500 | $655.46 |
| $1,000 | $1,310.92 |
| $10,000 | $13,109.16 |
| $100,000 | $131,091.64 |
Key facts about 2016
- Consumer prices rose 1.4% in 2016 — the 79th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2016, Shelter rose the most: 38.3% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2016, prices rose 31.1% in total.
$100 in 2016, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $131.09 | +31.1% |
Monthly CPI in 2016
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 126.8 | 2.0% |
| February | 127.1 | 1.4% |
| March | 127.9 | 1.3% |
| April | 128.3 | 1.7% |
| May | 128.8 | 1.5% |
| June | 129.1 | 1.5% |
| July | 128.9 | 1.3% |
| August | 128.7 | 1.1% |
| September | 128.8 | 1.3% |
| October | 129.1 | 1.5% |
| November | 128.6 | 1.2% |
| December | 128.4 | 1.5% |
Annual average for 2016: 128.375
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2016 annual average): 128.375 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.3109
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.