Inflation Record$100 in 1946 → 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
$1,783.98
+1684.0% cumulative inflation · 1946–2026
Your $100 in 1946 would have the purchasing power of $1,783.98 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1946 had the same average buying power as $1,783.98 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1684.0% across this 80-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.4%.
- 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 1946 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $17.84 |
| $5 | $89.20 |
| $10 | $178.40 |
| $20 | $356.80 |
| $50 | $891.99 |
| $100 | $1,783.98 |
| $500 | $8,919.91 |
| $1,000 | $17,839.81 |
| $10,000 | $178,398.12 |
| $100,000 | $1,783,981.15 |
Key facts about 1946
- Consumer prices rose 3.1% in 1946 — the 43rd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1946, prices rose 51.9% in total.
- Since 1946, the overall price level has multiplied about 17.8× — $1.00 in 1946 buys what $17.84 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1946, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | $151.86 | +51.9% |
| 1966 | $185.07 | +85.1% |
| 1976 | $330.04 | +230.0% |
| 1986 | $695.58 | +595.6% |
| 1996 | $942.67 | +842.7% |
| 2006 | $1,156.71 | +1056.7% |
| 2016 | $1,360.87 | +1260.9% |
| 2026 | $1,783.98 | +1684.0% |
Monthly CPI in 1946
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| February | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| March | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| April | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| May | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| June | 9.4 | 2.2% |
| July | 9.5 | 3.3% |
| August | 9.6 | 4.3% |
| September | 9.6 | 4.3% |
| October | 9.7 | 5.4% |
| November | 9.7 | 5.4% |
| December | 9.7 | 5.4% |
Annual average for 1946: 9.433
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1946 annual average): 9.433 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 17.8398
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.