Inflation Record$100 in 1924 → 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
$1,864.70
+1764.7% cumulative inflation · 1924–2026
Your $100 in 1924 would have the purchasing power of $1,864.70 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1924 had the same average buying power as $1,864.70 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1764.7% across this 102-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.6%.
- 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 1924 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.65 |
| $5 | $93.23 |
| $10 | $186.47 |
| $20 | $372.94 |
| $50 | $932.35 |
| $100 | $1,864.70 |
| $500 | $9,323.48 |
| $1,000 | $18,646.97 |
| $10,000 | $186,469.68 |
| $100,000 | $1,864,696.83 |
Key facts about 1924
- 1924 was one of only 10 years in the 1914–2026 record in which Canadian consumer prices fell on an annual-average basis (-1.9%).
- In the decade after 1924, prices fell 20.0% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1924, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.6× — $1.00 in 1924 buys what $18.65 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1924, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | $79.96 | -20.0% |
| 1944 | $100.74 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | $156.33 | +56.3% |
| 1964 | $182.09 | +82.1% |
| 1974 | $289.84 | +189.8% |
| 1984 | $671.19 | +571.2% |
| 1994 | $949.68 | +849.7% |
| 2004 | $1,159.65 | +1059.6% |
| 2014 | $1,386.80 | +1286.8% |
| 2024 | $1,782.27 | +1682.3% |
| 2026 | $1,864.70 | +1764.7% |
Monthly CPI in 1924
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| February | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| March | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| April | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| May | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| June | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| July | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| August | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| September | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| October | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| November | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| December | 9.1 | -1.1% |
Annual average for 1924: 9.025
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1924 annual average): 9.025 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.6470
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.