Inflation Record$100 in 1955 → 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
$1,190.72
+1090.7% cumulative inflation · 1955–2026
Your $100 in 1955 would have the purchasing power of $1,190.72 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1955 had the same average buying power as $1,190.72 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1090.7% across this 71-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 1955 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $11.91 |
| $5 | $59.54 |
| $10 | $119.07 |
| $20 | $238.14 |
| $50 | $595.36 |
| $100 | $1,190.72 |
| $500 | $5,953.62 |
| $1,000 | $11,907.23 |
| $10,000 | $119,072.33 |
| $100,000 | $1,190,723.27 |
Key facts about 1955
- Consumer prices rose 0.2% in 1955 — the 100th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1955, Food rose the most: 1419.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1955, prices rose 19.0% in total.
$100 in 1955, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | $118.99 | +19.0% |
| 1975 | $204.83 | +104.8% |
| 1985 | $445.58 | +345.6% |
| 1995 | $619.46 | +519.5% |
| 2005 | $756.90 | +656.9% |
| 2015 | $895.52 | +795.5% |
| 2025 | $1,161.67 | +1061.7% |
| 2026 | $1,190.72 | +1090.7% |
Monthly CPI in 1955
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1 | 0.0% |
| February | 14.1 | 0.0% |
| March | 14.1 | 0.7% |
| April | 14.1 | 0.7% |
| May | 14.1 | 0.7% |
| June | 14.1 | 0.0% |
| July | 14.1 | 0.0% |
| August | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| September | 14.2 | 0.0% |
| October | 14.2 | 0.0% |
| November | 14.2 | 0.0% |
| December | 14.2 | 0.7% |
Annual average for 1955: 14.133
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1955 annual average): 14.133 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 11.9072
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.