Inflation Record$100 in 1957 → 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
$1,137.09
+1037.1% cumulative inflation · 1957–2026
Your $100 in 1957 would have the purchasing power of $1,137.09 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1957 had the same average buying power as $1,137.09 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1037.1% across this 69-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -91.2%.
- 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 1957 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $11.37 |
| $5 | $56.85 |
| $10 | $113.71 |
| $20 | $227.42 |
| $50 | $568.54 |
| $100 | $1,137.09 |
| $500 | $5,685.44 |
| $1,000 | $11,370.87 |
| $10,000 | $113,708.71 |
| $100,000 | $1,137,087.09 |
Key facts about 1957
- Consumer prices rose 3.3% in 1957 — the 42nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1957, Food rose the most: 1335.4% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1957, prices rose 22.2% in total.
$100 in 1957, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $122.18 | +22.2% |
| 1977 | $227.14 | +127.1% |
| 1987 | $462.67 | +362.7% |
| 1997 | $610.59 | +510.6% |
| 2007 | $753.04 | +653.0% |
| 2017 | $881.25 | +781.3% |
| 2026 | $1,137.09 | +1037.1% |
Monthly CPI in 1957
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14.6 | 2.8% |
| February | 14.6 | 3.5% |
| March | 14.6 | 3.5% |
| April | 14.7 | 4.3% |
| May | 14.7 | 4.3% |
| June | 14.8 | 3.5% |
| July | 14.8 | 2.8% |
| August | 14.9 | 2.8% |
| September | 15.0 | 4.2% |
| October | 15.0 | 3.4% |
| November | 15.0 | 2.7% |
| December | 14.9 | 2.1% |
Annual average for 1957: 14.800
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1957 annual average): 14.800 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 11.3709
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.