Inflation Record$100 in 2015 → 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
$132.96
+33.0% cumulative inflation · 2015–2026
Your $100 in 2015 would have the purchasing power of $132.96 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2015 had the same average buying power as $132.96 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 33.0% across this 11-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -24.8%.
- 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 2015 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.33 |
| $5 | $6.65 |
| $10 | $13.30 |
| $20 | $26.59 |
| $50 | $66.48 |
| $100 | $132.96 |
| $500 | $664.82 |
| $1,000 | $1,329.65 |
| $10,000 | $13,296.46 |
| $100,000 | $132,964.62 |
Key facts about 2015
- Consumer prices rose 1.1% in 2015 — the 85th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2015, Shelter rose the most: 40.5% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 2015, prices rose 29.7% in total.
$100 in 2015, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $129.72 | +29.7% |
| 2026 | $132.96 | +33.0% |
Monthly CPI in 2015
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 124.3 | 1.0% |
| February | 125.4 | 1.0% |
| March | 126.3 | 1.2% |
| April | 126.2 | 0.8% |
| May | 126.9 | 0.9% |
| June | 127.2 | 1.0% |
| July | 127.3 | 1.3% |
| August | 127.3 | 1.3% |
| September | 127.1 | 1.0% |
| October | 127.2 | 1.0% |
| November | 127.1 | 1.4% |
| December | 126.5 | 1.6% |
Annual average for 2015: 126.567
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2015 annual average): 126.567 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.3296
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.