Inflation Record
$100 in 1950 → 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
$1,348.11
+1248.1% cumulative inflation · 1950–2026
Your $100 in 1950 would have the purchasing power of $1,348.11 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1950 had the same average buying power as $1,348.11 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1248.1% across this 76-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -92.6%.
- 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 1950 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $13.48 |
| $5 | $67.41 |
| $10 | $134.81 |
| $20 | $269.62 |
| $50 | $674.05 |
| $100 | $1,348.11 |
| $500 | $6,740.54 |
| $1,000 | $13,481.09 |
| $10,000 | $134,810.86 |
| $100,000 | $1,348,108.59 |
Key facts about 1950
- Consumer prices rose 2.7% in 1950 — the 48th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1950, Food rose the most: 1556.5% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1950, prices rose 24.5% in total.
$100 in 1950, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $124.50 | +24.5% |
| 1970 | $162.88 | +62.9% |
| 1980 | $352.74 | +252.7% |
| 1990 | $627.70 | +527.7% |
| 2000 | $764.02 | +664.0% |
| 2010 | $932.98 | +833.0% |
| 2020 | $1,097.13 | +997.1% |
| 2026 | $1,348.11 | +1248.1% |
Monthly CPI in 1950
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12.1 | 0.0% |
| February | 12.2 | 0.8% |
| March | 12.3 | 1.7% |
| April | 12.3 | 1.7% |
| May | 12.3 | 1.7% |
| June | 12.3 | 1.7% |
| July | 12.4 | 2.5% |
| August | 12.5 | 2.5% |
| September | 12.7 | 4.1% |
| October | 12.9 | 4.9% |
| November | 12.9 | 4.9% |
| December | 12.9 | 5.7% |
Annual average for 1950: 12.483
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1950 annual average): 12.483 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 13.4811
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.