Inflation Record$100 in 2009 → 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
$147.06
+47.1% cumulative inflation · 2009–2026
Your $100 in 2009 would have the purchasing power of $147.06 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2009 had the same average buying power as $147.06 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 47.1% across this 17-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -32.0%.
- 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 2009 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.47 |
| $5 | $7.35 |
| $10 | $14.71 |
| $20 | $29.41 |
| $50 | $73.53 |
| $100 | $147.06 |
| $500 | $735.31 |
| $1,000 | $1,470.63 |
| $10,000 | $14,706.28 |
| $100,000 | $147,062.82 |
Key facts about 2009
- Consumer prices rose 0.3% in 2009 — the 99th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2009, Food rose the most: 60.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2009, prices rose 18.8% in total.
$100 in 2009, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $118.83 | +18.8% |
| 2026 | $147.06 | +47.1% |
Monthly CPI in 2009
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 113.0 | 1.1% |
| February | 113.8 | 1.4% |
| March | 114.0 | 1.2% |
| April | 113.9 | 0.4% |
| May | 114.7 | 0.1% |
| June | 115.1 | -0.3% |
| July | 114.7 | -0.9% |
| August | 114.7 | -0.8% |
| September | 114.7 | -0.9% |
| October | 114.6 | 0.1% |
| November | 115.2 | 1.0% |
| December | 114.8 | 1.3% |
Annual average for 2009: 114.433
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2009 annual average): 114.433 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.4706
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.