Inflation Record$100 in 2018 → 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
$126.17
+26.2% cumulative inflation · 2018–2026
Your $100 in 2018 would have the purchasing power of $126.17 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2018 had the same average buying power as $126.17 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 26.2% across this 8-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -20.7%.
- 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 2018 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.26 |
| $5 | $6.31 |
| $10 | $12.62 |
| $20 | $25.23 |
| $50 | $63.08 |
| $100 | $126.17 |
| $500 | $630.85 |
| $1,000 | $1,261.69 |
| $10,000 | $12,616.94 |
| $100,000 | $126,169.35 |
Key facts about 2018
- Consumer prices rose 2.3% in 2018 — the 56th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2018, Food rose the most: 34.4% cumulatively to 2025.
- Since 2018, the overall price level has multiplied about 1.3× — $1.00 in 2018 buys what $1.26 buys in 2026.
$100 in 2018, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $126.17 | +26.2% |
Monthly CPI in 2018
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 131.7 | 1.7% |
| February | 132.5 | 2.2% |
| March | 132.9 | 2.3% |
| April | 133.3 | 2.2% |
| May | 133.4 | 2.2% |
| June | 133.6 | 2.5% |
| July | 134.3 | 3.0% |
| August | 134.2 | 2.8% |
| September | 133.7 | 2.2% |
| October | 134.1 | 2.4% |
| November | 133.5 | 1.7% |
| December | 133.4 | 2.0% |
Annual average for 2018: 133.383
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2018 annual average): 133.383 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.2617
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.