Inflation Record$100 in 1945 → 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
$1,839.22
+1739.2% cumulative inflation · 1945–2026
Your $100 in 1945 would have the purchasing power of $1,839.22 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1945 had the same average buying power as $1,839.22 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1739.2% across this 81-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 1945 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.39 |
| $5 | $91.96 |
| $10 | $183.92 |
| $20 | $367.84 |
| $50 | $919.61 |
| $100 | $1,839.22 |
| $500 | $9,196.11 |
| $1,000 | $18,392.23 |
| $10,000 | $183,922.28 |
| $100,000 | $1,839,222.83 |
Key facts about 1945
- Consumer prices rose 0.6% in 1945 — the 96th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1945, prices rose 54.5% in total.
- Since 1945, the overall price level has multiplied about 18.4× — $1.00 in 1945 buys what $18.39 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1945, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $154.46 | +54.5% |
| 1965 | $183.79 | +83.8% |
| 1975 | $316.39 | +216.4% |
| 1985 | $688.25 | +588.3% |
| 1995 | $956.83 | +856.8% |
| 2005 | $1,169.13 | +1069.1% |
| 2015 | $1,383.24 | +1283.2% |
| 2025 | $1,794.35 | +1694.4% |
| 2026 | $1,839.22 | +1739.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1945
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0 | -1.1% |
| February | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| March | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| April | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| May | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| June | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| July | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| August | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| September | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| October | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| November | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| December | 9.2 | 2.2% |
Annual average for 1945: 9.150
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1945 annual average): 9.150 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 18.3922
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.