Inflation Record$100 in 1959 → 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
$1,097.54
+997.5% cumulative inflation · 1959–2026
Your $100 in 1959 would have the purchasing power of $1,097.54 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1959 had the same average buying power as $1,097.54 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 997.5% across this 67-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -90.9%.
- 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 1959 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.98 |
| $5 | $54.88 |
| $10 | $109.75 |
| $20 | $219.51 |
| $50 | $548.77 |
| $100 | $1,097.54 |
| $500 | $5,487.68 |
| $1,000 | $10,975.36 |
| $10,000 | $109,753.62 |
| $100,000 | $1,097,536.23 |
Key facts about 1959
- Consumer prices rose 1.2% in 1959 — the 82nd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1959, Food rose the most: 1306.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1959, prices rose 28.3% in total.
$100 in 1959, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | $128.32 | +28.3% |
| 1979 | $260.76 | +160.8% |
| 1989 | $487.72 | +387.7% |
| 1999 | $605.54 | +505.5% |
| 2009 | $746.30 | +646.3% |
| 2019 | $886.85 | +786.8% |
| 2026 | $1,097.54 | +997.5% |
Monthly CPI in 1959
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15.3 | 2.0% |
| February | 15.3 | 2.0% |
| March | 15.2 | 0.7% |
| April | 15.2 | 0.7% |
| May | 15.3 | 1.3% |
| June | 15.1 | 0.0% |
| July | 15.3 | 1.3% |
| August | 15.3 | 1.3% |
| September | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| October | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| November | 15.5 | 1.3% |
| December | 15.5 | 1.3% |
Annual average for 1959: 15.333
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1959 annual average): 15.333 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 10.9754
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.