Inflation Record$100 in 1954 → 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
$1,192.83
+1092.8% cumulative inflation · 1954–2026
Your $100 in 1954 would have the purchasing power of $1,192.83 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1954 had the same average buying power as $1,192.83 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1092.8% across this 72-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -91.6%.
- 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 1954 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $11.93 |
| $5 | $59.64 |
| $10 | $119.28 |
| $20 | $238.57 |
| $50 | $596.42 |
| $100 | $1,192.83 |
| $500 | $5,964.17 |
| $1,000 | $11,928.33 |
| $10,000 | $119,283.32 |
| $100,000 | $1,192,833.23 |
Key facts about 1954
- Consumer prices rose 0.7% in 1954 — the 94th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1954, Food rose the most: 1418.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1954, prices rose 16.5% in total.
$100 in 1954, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | $116.48 | +16.5% |
| 1974 | $185.41 | +85.4% |
| 1984 | $429.36 | +329.4% |
| 1994 | $607.50 | +507.5% |
| 2004 | $741.82 | +641.8% |
| 2014 | $887.12 | +787.1% |
| 2024 | $1,140.11 | +1040.1% |
| 2026 | $1,192.83 | +1092.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1954
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1 | 0.0% |
| February | 14.1 | 0.7% |
| March | 14.0 | 0.7% |
| April | 14.0 | 0.7% |
| May | 14.0 | 0.7% |
| June | 14.1 | 1.4% |
| July | 14.1 | 1.4% |
| August | 14.2 | 0.7% |
| September | 14.2 | 0.7% |
| October | 14.2 | 0.0% |
| November | 14.2 | 0.7% |
| December | 14.1 | 0.0% |
Annual average for 1954: 14.108
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1954 annual average): 14.108 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 11.9283
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.