Inflation Record$100 in 1998 → 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
$184.39
+84.4% cumulative inflation · 1998–2026
Your $100 in 1998 would have the purchasing power of $184.39 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1998 had the same average buying power as $184.39 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 84.4% across this 28-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -45.8%.
- 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 1998 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.84 |
| $5 | $9.22 |
| $10 | $18.44 |
| $20 | $36.88 |
| $50 | $92.20 |
| $100 | $184.39 |
| $500 | $921.96 |
| $1,000 | $1,843.93 |
| $10,000 | $18,439.25 |
| $100,000 | $184,392.50 |
Key facts about 1998
- Consumer prices rose 1.0% in 1998 — the 89th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1998, Energy rose the most: 139.4% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1998, prices rose 25.0% in total.
$100 in 1998, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $125.01 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | $146.15 | +46.1% |
| 2026 | $184.39 | +84.4% |
Monthly CPI in 1998
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 90.9 | 1.1% |
| February | 91.0 | 1.0% |
| March | 91.1 | 1.0% |
| April | 91.0 | 0.9% |
| May | 91.3 | 1.1% |
| June | 91.4 | 1.0% |
| July | 91.4 | 1.0% |
| August | 91.4 | 0.9% |
| September | 91.2 | 0.7% |
| October | 91.6 | 1.1% |
| November | 91.6 | 1.2% |
| December | 91.3 | 1.0% |
Annual average for 1998: 91.267
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1998 annual average): 91.267 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.8439
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.