Inflation Record$100 in 1984 → 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
$277.82
+177.8% cumulative inflation · 1984–2026
Your $100 in 1984 would have the purchasing power of $277.82 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1984 had the same average buying power as $277.82 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 177.8% across this 42-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -64.0%.
- 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 1984 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.78 |
| $5 | $13.89 |
| $10 | $27.78 |
| $20 | $55.56 |
| $50 | $138.91 |
| $100 | $277.82 |
| $500 | $1,389.10 |
| $1,000 | $2,778.19 |
| $10,000 | $27,781.90 |
| $100,000 | $277,819.05 |
Key facts about 1984
- Consumer prices rose 4.3% in 1984 — the 29th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1984, Food rose the most: 206.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1984, prices rose 41.5% in total.
$100 in 1984, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $141.49 | +41.5% |
| 2004 | $172.77 | +72.8% |
| 2014 | $206.62 | +106.6% |
| 2024 | $265.54 | +165.5% |
| 2026 | $277.82 | +177.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1984
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59.6 | 5.5% |
| February | 59.9 | 5.5% |
| March | 60.0 | 4.5% |
| April | 60.2 | 4.9% |
| May | 60.2 | 4.7% |
| June | 60.6 | 4.3% |
| July | 60.8 | 4.1% |
| August | 60.8 | 3.6% |
| September | 60.9 | 3.7% |
| October | 61.1 | 3.4% |
| November | 61.4 | 3.9% |
| December | 61.4 | 3.7% |
Annual average for 1984: 60.575
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1984 annual average): 60.575 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 2.7782
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.