Inflation Record$100 in 1965 → 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
$1,000.73
+900.7% cumulative inflation · 1965–2026
Your $100 in 1965 would have the purchasing power of $1,000.73 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1965 had the same average buying power as $1,000.73 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 900.7% across this 61-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -90.0%.
- 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 1965 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.01 |
| $5 | $50.04 |
| $10 | $100.07 |
| $20 | $200.15 |
| $50 | $500.36 |
| $100 | $1,000.73 |
| $500 | $5,003.63 |
| $1,000 | $10,007.27 |
| $10,000 | $100,072.68 |
| $100,000 | $1,000,726.79 |
Key facts about 1965
- Consumer prices rose 2.3% in 1965 — the 55th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1965, Energy rose the most: 1610.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1965, prices rose 72.2% in total.
$100 in 1965, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $172.15 | +72.2% |
| 1985 | $374.48 | +274.5% |
| 1995 | $520.61 | +420.6% |
| 2005 | $636.12 | +536.1% |
| 2015 | $752.63 | +652.6% |
| 2025 | $976.31 | +876.3% |
| 2026 | $1,000.73 | +900.7% |
Monthly CPI in 1965
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6 | 1.8% |
| February | 16.6 | 1.8% |
| March | 16.6 | 1.8% |
| April | 16.7 | 1.8% |
| May | 16.7 | 1.8% |
| June | 16.9 | 3.0% |
| July | 16.9 | 2.4% |
| August | 16.9 | 2.4% |
| September | 16.9 | 2.4% |
| October | 16.9 | 2.4% |
| November | 17.0 | 3.0% |
| December | 17.1 | 3.0% |
Annual average for 1965: 16.817
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1965 annual average): 16.817 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 10.0073
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.