Inflation Record$100 in 2017 → 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
$129.03
+29.0% cumulative inflation · 2017–2026
Your $100 in 2017 would have the purchasing power of $129.03 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2017 had the same average buying power as $129.03 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 29.0% across this 9-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -22.5%.
- 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 2017 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.29 |
| $5 | $6.45 |
| $10 | $12.90 |
| $20 | $25.81 |
| $50 | $64.52 |
| $100 | $129.03 |
| $500 | $645.16 |
| $1,000 | $1,290.31 |
| $10,000 | $12,903.12 |
| $100,000 | $129,031.16 |
Key facts about 2017
- Consumer prices rose 1.6% in 2017 — the 75th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2017, Food rose the most: 36.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- Since 2017, the overall price level has multiplied about 1.3× — $1.00 in 2017 buys what $1.29 buys in 2026.
$100 in 2017, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $129.03 | +29.0% |
Monthly CPI in 2017
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 129.5 | 2.1% |
| February | 129.7 | 2.0% |
| March | 129.9 | 1.6% |
| April | 130.4 | 1.6% |
| May | 130.5 | 1.3% |
| June | 130.4 | 1.0% |
| July | 130.4 | 1.2% |
| August | 130.5 | 1.4% |
| September | 130.8 | 1.6% |
| October | 130.9 | 1.4% |
| November | 131.3 | 2.1% |
| December | 130.8 | 1.9% |
Annual average for 2017: 130.425
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2017 annual average): 130.425 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.2903
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.