Inflation Record$100 in 2008 → 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
$147.50
+47.5% cumulative inflation · 2008–2026
Your $100 in 2008 would have the purchasing power of $147.50 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2008 had the same average buying power as $147.50 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 47.5% across this 18-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -32.2%.
- 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 2008 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.48 |
| $5 | $7.38 |
| $10 | $14.75 |
| $20 | $29.50 |
| $50 | $73.75 |
| $100 | $147.50 |
| $500 | $737.52 |
| $1,000 | $1,475.03 |
| $10,000 | $14,750.32 |
| $100,000 | $147,503.23 |
Key facts about 2008
- Consumer prices rose 2.4% in 2008 — the 53rd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2008, Food rose the most: 68.8% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2008, prices rose 16.9% in total.
$100 in 2008, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $116.91 | +16.9% |
| 2026 | $147.50 | +47.5% |
Monthly CPI in 2008
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 111.8 | 2.2% |
| February | 112.2 | 1.8% |
| March | 112.6 | 1.4% |
| April | 113.5 | 1.7% |
| May | 114.6 | 2.2% |
| June | 115.4 | 3.1% |
| July | 115.8 | 3.4% |
| August | 115.6 | 3.5% |
| September | 115.7 | 3.4% |
| October | 114.5 | 2.6% |
| November | 114.1 | 2.0% |
| December | 113.3 | 1.2% |
Annual average for 2008: 114.092
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2008 annual average): 114.092 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.4750
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.