Inflation Record$100 in 2006 → 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
$154.23
+54.2% cumulative inflation · 2006–2026
Your $100 in 2006 would have the purchasing power of $154.23 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2006 had the same average buying power as $154.23 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 54.2% across this 20-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -35.2%.
- 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 2006 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.54 |
| $5 | $7.71 |
| $10 | $15.42 |
| $20 | $30.85 |
| $50 | $77.11 |
| $100 | $154.23 |
| $500 | $771.14 |
| $1,000 | $1,542.28 |
| $10,000 | $15,422.84 |
| $100,000 | $154,228.40 |
Key facts about 2006
- Consumer prices rose 2.0% in 2006 — the 65th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2006, Food rose the most: 79.3% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2006, prices rose 17.6% in total.
$100 in 2006, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $117.65 | +17.6% |
| 2026 | $154.23 | +54.2% |
Monthly CPI in 2006
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 108.2 | 2.8% |
| February | 108.0 | 2.2% |
| March | 108.6 | 2.2% |
| April | 109.2 | 2.4% |
| May | 109.7 | 2.8% |
| June | 109.5 | 2.4% |
| July | 109.6 | 2.3% |
| August | 109.8 | 2.1% |
| September | 109.2 | 0.7% |
| October | 109.0 | 1.0% |
| November | 109.2 | 1.4% |
| December | 109.4 | 1.7% |
Annual average for 2006: 109.117
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2006 annual average): 109.117 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.5423
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.