Inflation Record$100 in 1963 → 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
$1,043.65
+943.7% cumulative inflation · 1963–2026
Your $100 in 1963 would have the purchasing power of $1,043.65 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1963 had the same average buying power as $1,043.65 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 943.7% across this 63-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -90.4%.
- 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 1963 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.44 |
| $5 | $52.18 |
| $10 | $104.37 |
| $20 | $208.73 |
| $50 | $521.83 |
| $100 | $1,043.65 |
| $500 | $5,218.26 |
| $1,000 | $10,436.52 |
| $10,000 | $104,365.20 |
| $100,000 | $1,043,652.02 |
Key facts about 1963
- Consumer prices rose 1.6% in 1963 — the 73rd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1963, Energy rose the most: 1617.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1963, prices rose 46.1% in total.
$100 in 1963, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | $146.15 | +46.1% |
| 1983 | $360.16 | +260.2% |
| 1993 | $530.65 | +430.6% |
| 2003 | $637.21 | +537.2% |
| 2013 | $761.65 | +661.7% |
| 2023 | $974.32 | +874.3% |
| 2026 | $1,043.65 | +943.7% |
Monthly CPI in 1963
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| February | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| March | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| April | 16.0 | 1.3% |
| May | 16.0 | 1.3% |
| June | 16.0 | 0.6% |
| July | 16.2 | 1.9% |
| August | 16.3 | 1.9% |
| September | 16.2 | 1.9% |
| October | 16.2 | 1.2% |
| November | 16.3 | 1.9% |
| December | 16.3 | 1.9% |
Annual average for 1963: 16.125
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1963 annual average): 16.125 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 10.4365
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.