Inflation Record$100 in 1947 → 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
$1,636.52
+1536.5% cumulative inflation · 1947–2026
Your $100 in 1947 would have the purchasing power of $1,636.52 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1947 had the same average buying power as $1,636.52 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1536.5% across this 79-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -93.9%.
- 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 1947 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $16.37 |
| $5 | $81.83 |
| $10 | $163.65 |
| $20 | $327.30 |
| $50 | $818.26 |
| $100 | $1,636.52 |
| $500 | $8,182.60 |
| $1,000 | $16,365.21 |
| $10,000 | $163,652.08 |
| $100,000 | $1,636,520.80 |
Key facts about 1947
- Consumer prices rose 9.0% in 1947 — the 13th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- In the decade after 1947, prices rose 43.9% in total.
- Since 1947, the overall price level has multiplied about 16.4× — $1.00 in 1947 buys what $16.37 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1947, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | $143.92 | +43.9% |
| 1967 | $175.85 | +75.9% |
| 1977 | $326.90 | +226.9% |
| 1987 | $665.88 | +565.9% |
| 1997 | $878.77 | +778.8% |
| 2007 | $1,083.79 | +983.8% |
| 2017 | $1,268.31 | +1168.3% |
| 2026 | $1,636.52 | +1536.5% |
Monthly CPI in 1947
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7 | 5.4% |
| February | 9.7 | 5.4% |
| March | 9.8 | 6.5% |
| April | 9.9 | 7.6% |
| May | 10.1 | 9.8% |
| June | 10.2 | 8.5% |
| July | 10.3 | 8.4% |
| August | 10.3 | 7.3% |
| September | 10.6 | 10.4% |
| October | 10.8 | 11.3% |
| November | 10.9 | 12.4% |
| December | 11.1 | 14.4% |
Annual average for 1947: 10.283
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1947 annual average): 10.283 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 16.3652
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.