Inflation Record$100 in 1967 → 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
$930.63
+830.6% cumulative inflation · 1967–2026
Your $100 in 1967 would have the purchasing power of $930.63 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1967 had the same average buying power as $930.63 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 830.6% across this 59-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -89.3%.
- 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 1967 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $9.31 |
| $5 | $46.53 |
| $10 | $93.06 |
| $20 | $186.13 |
| $50 | $465.31 |
| $100 | $930.63 |
| $500 | $4,653.15 |
| $1,000 | $9,306.30 |
| $10,000 | $93,062.98 |
| $100,000 | $930,629.80 |
Key facts about 1967
- Consumer prices rose 3.6% in 1967 — the 38th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1967, Energy rose the most: 1528.2% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1967, prices rose 85.9% in total.
$100 in 1967, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $185.90 | +85.9% |
| 1987 | $378.66 | +278.7% |
| 1997 | $499.72 | +399.7% |
| 2007 | $616.31 | +516.3% |
| 2017 | $721.24 | +621.2% |
| 2026 | $930.63 | +830.6% |
Monthly CPI in 1967
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17.7 | 3.5% |
| February | 17.7 | 2.9% |
| March | 17.8 | 2.9% |
| April | 17.9 | 2.9% |
| May | 18.0 | 3.4% |
| June | 18.1 | 3.4% |
| July | 18.2 | 4.0% |
| August | 18.3 | 4.0% |
| September | 18.3 | 4.0% |
| October | 18.3 | 4.0% |
| November | 18.3 | 4.0% |
| December | 18.4 | 4.0% |
Annual average for 1967: 18.083
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1967 annual average): 18.083 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 9.3063
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.