Inflation Record$100 in 1930 → 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
$1,842.58
+1742.6% cumulative inflation · 1930–2026
Your $100 in 1930 would have the purchasing power of $1,842.58 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1930 had the same average buying power as $1,842.58 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1742.6% across this 96-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 1930 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.43 |
| $5 | $92.13 |
| $10 | $184.26 |
| $20 | $368.52 |
| $50 | $921.29 |
| $100 | $1,842.58 |
| $500 | $9,212.90 |
| $1,000 | $18,425.79 |
| $10,000 | $184,257.91 |
| $100,000 | $1,842,579.08 |
Key facts about 1930
- 1930 was one of only 10 years in the 1914–2026 record in which Canadian consumer prices fell on an annual-average basis (-1.0%).
- In the decade after 1930, prices fell 12.7% in total — a deflation decade.
- Since 1930, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.4× — $1.00 in 1930 buys what $18.43 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1930, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $87.32 | -12.7% |
| 1950 | $136.68 | +36.7% |
| 1960 | $170.16 | +70.2% |
| 1970 | $222.63 | +122.6% |
| 1980 | $482.12 | +382.1% |
| 1990 | $857.94 | +757.9% |
| 2000 | $1,044.25 | +944.3% |
| 2010 | $1,275.18 | +1175.2% |
| 2020 | $1,499.54 | +1399.5% |
| 2026 | $1,842.58 | +1742.6% |
Monthly CPI in 1930
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4 | 2.2% |
| February | 9.4 | 2.2% |
| March | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| April | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| May | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| June | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| July | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| August | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| September | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| October | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| November | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| December | 8.8 | -6.4% |
Annual average for 1930: 9.133
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1930 annual average): 9.133 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.4258
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.