Inflation Record$100 in 2011 → 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
$140.41
+40.4% cumulative inflation · 2011–2026
Your $100 in 2011 would have the purchasing power of $140.41 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2011 had the same average buying power as $140.41 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 40.4% across this 15-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -28.8%.
- 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 2011 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.40 |
| $5 | $7.02 |
| $10 | $14.04 |
| $20 | $28.08 |
| $50 | $70.20 |
| $100 | $140.41 |
| $500 | $702.03 |
| $1,000 | $1,404.06 |
| $10,000 | $14,040.65 |
| $100,000 | $140,406.50 |
Key facts about 2011
- Consumer prices rose 2.9% in 2011 — the 44th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2011, Food rose the most: 52.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2011, prices rose 18.1% in total.
$100 in 2011, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $118.15 | +18.1% |
| 2026 | $140.41 | +40.4% |
Monthly CPI in 2011
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 117.8 | 2.3% |
| February | 118.1 | 2.2% |
| March | 119.4 | 3.3% |
| April | 119.8 | 3.3% |
| May | 120.6 | 3.7% |
| June | 119.8 | 3.1% |
| July | 120.0 | 2.7% |
| August | 120.3 | 3.1% |
| September | 120.6 | 3.2% |
| October | 120.8 | 2.9% |
| November | 120.9 | 2.9% |
| December | 120.2 | 2.3% |
Annual average for 2011: 119.858
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2011 annual average): 119.858 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.4041
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.