Inflation Record$100 in 1987 → 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
$245.77
+145.8% cumulative inflation · 1987–2026
Your $100 in 1987 would have the purchasing power of $245.77 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1987 had the same average buying power as $245.77 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 145.8% across this 39-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -59.3%.
- 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 1987 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.46 |
| $5 | $12.29 |
| $10 | $24.58 |
| $20 | $49.15 |
| $50 | $122.88 |
| $100 | $245.77 |
| $500 | $1,228.83 |
| $1,000 | $2,457.67 |
| $10,000 | $24,576.69 |
| $100,000 | $245,766.91 |
Key facts about 1987
- Consumer prices rose 4.4% in 1987 — the 28th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1987, Energy rose the most: 200.6% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1987, prices rose 32.0% in total.
$100 in 1987, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $131.97 | +32.0% |
| 2007 | $162.76 | +62.8% |
| 2017 | $190.47 | +90.5% |
| 2026 | $245.77 | +145.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1987
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67.0 | 4.0% |
| February | 67.3 | 4.0% |
| March | 67.5 | 4.0% |
| April | 67.9 | 4.6% |
| May | 68.3 | 4.6% |
| June | 68.5 | 4.7% |
| July | 68.9 | 4.6% |
| August | 69.0 | 4.5% |
| September | 69.0 | 4.5% |
| October | 69.2 | 4.2% |
| November | 69.5 | 4.2% |
| December | 69.6 | 4.2% |
Annual average for 1987: 68.475
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1987 annual average): 68.475 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 2.4577
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.