Inflation Record$100 in 1920 → 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
$1,481.63
+1381.6% cumulative inflation · 1920–2026
Your $100 in 1920 would have the purchasing power of $1,481.63 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1920 had the same average buying power as $1,481.63 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1381.6% across this 106-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -93.3%.
- 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 1920 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $14.82 |
| $5 | $74.08 |
| $10 | $148.16 |
| $20 | $296.33 |
| $50 | $740.82 |
| $100 | $1,481.63 |
| $500 | $7,408.17 |
| $1,000 | $14,816.34 |
| $10,000 | $148,163.37 |
| $100,000 | $1,481,633.65 |
Key facts about 1920
- Consumer prices rose 16.3% in 1920 — the 2nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1920, prices fell 19.6% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1920, the overall price level has multiplied about 14.8× — $1.00 in 1920 buys what $14.82 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1920, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | $80.41 | -19.6% |
| 1940 | $70.21 | -29.8% |
| 1950 | $109.90 | +9.9% |
| 1960 | $136.83 | +36.8% |
| 1970 | $179.02 | +79.0% |
| 1980 | $387.67 | +287.7% |
| 1990 | $689.88 | +589.9% |
| 2000 | $839.69 | +739.7% |
| 2010 | $1,025.39 | +925.4% |
| 2020 | $1,205.80 | +1105.8% |
| 2026 | $1,481.63 | +1381.6% |
Monthly CPI in 1920
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6 | 11.6% |
| February | 10.8 | 14.9% |
| March | 11.2 | 19.1% |
| April | 11.3 | 20.2% |
| May | 11.6 | 19.6% |
| June | 11.8 | 21.6% |
| July | 11.8 | 20.4% |
| August | 11.7 | 17.0% |
| September | 11.5 | 15.0% |
| October | 11.5 | 15.0% |
| November | 11.3 | 11.9% |
| December | 11.2 | 9.8% |
Annual average for 1920: 11.358
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1920 annual average): 11.358 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 14.8163
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.