Inflation Record$100 in 1973 → 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
$714.10
+614.1% cumulative inflation · 1973–2026
Your $100 in 1973 would have the purchasing power of $714.10 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1973 had the same average buying power as $714.10 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 614.1% across this 53-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -86.0%.
- 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 1973 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $7.14 |
| $5 | $35.70 |
| $10 | $71.41 |
| $20 | $142.82 |
| $50 | $357.05 |
| $100 | $714.10 |
| $500 | $3,570.49 |
| $1,000 | $7,140.97 |
| $10,000 | $71,409.71 |
| $100,000 | $714,097.12 |
Key facts about 1973
- Consumer prices rose 7.5% in 1973 — the 18th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1973, Energy rose the most: 1162.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1973, prices rose 146.4% in total.
$100 in 1973, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | $246.43 | +146.4% |
| 1993 | $363.08 | +263.1% |
| 2003 | $436.00 | +336.0% |
| 2013 | $521.15 | +421.1% |
| 2023 | $666.65 | +566.7% |
| 2026 | $714.10 | +614.1% |
Monthly CPI in 1973
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22.6 | 5.6% |
| February | 22.8 | 6.0% |
| March | 22.8 | 5.6% |
| April | 23.1 | 6.5% |
| May | 23.2 | 6.9% |
| June | 23.4 | 7.8% |
| July | 23.7 | 7.7% |
| August | 24.0 | 8.1% |
| September | 24.1 | 8.1% |
| October | 24.2 | 8.5% |
| November | 24.4 | 9.4% |
| December | 24.5 | 9.4% |
Annual average for 1973: 23.567
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1973 annual average): 23.567 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 7.1410
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.