Inflation Record$100 in 1995 → 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
$192.22
+92.2% cumulative inflation · 1995–2026
Your $100 in 1995 would have the purchasing power of $192.22 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1995 had the same average buying power as $192.22 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 92.2% across this 31-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -48.0%.
- 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 1995 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.92 |
| $5 | $9.61 |
| $10 | $19.22 |
| $20 | $38.44 |
| $50 | $96.11 |
| $100 | $192.22 |
| $500 | $961.10 |
| $1,000 | $1,922.20 |
| $10,000 | $19,222.03 |
| $100,000 | $192,220.32 |
Key facts about 1995
- Consumer prices rose 2.1% in 1995 — the 60th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1995, Energy rose the most: 142.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1995, prices rose 22.2% in total.
$100 in 1995, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $122.19 | +22.2% |
| 2015 | $144.57 | +44.6% |
| 2025 | $187.53 | +87.5% |
| 2026 | $192.22 | +92.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1995
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86.6 | 0.6% |
| February | 87.0 | 1.9% |
| March | 87.2 | 2.1% |
| April | 87.5 | 2.5% |
| May | 87.7 | 2.9% |
| June | 87.7 | 2.7% |
| July | 87.9 | 2.6% |
| August | 87.7 | 2.2% |
| September | 87.8 | 2.2% |
| October | 87.7 | 2.3% |
| November | 88.0 | 2.1% |
| December | 87.8 | 1.7% |
Annual average for 1995: 87.550
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1995 annual average): 87.550 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.9222
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.