Inflation Record$100 in 2025 → 2026 (Year to Date) (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
+2.5% cumulative inflation · 2025–2026
Your $100 in 2025 would have the purchasing power of $102.50 in Canada today.
2026 is the current, partial year (through September 2026); the headline conversion therefore compares 2025 with 2026 year-to-date.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2025 had the same average buying power as $102.50 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 2.5% across this 1-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -2.4%.
- 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 2025 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.03 |
| $5 | $5.13 |
| $10 | $10.25 |
| $20 | $20.50 |
| $50 | $51.25 |
| $100 | $102.50 |
| $500 | $512.50 |
| $1,000 | $1,025.01 |
| $10,000 | $10,250.06 |
| $100,000 | $102,500.59 |
Key facts about 2026
- Consumer prices rose 2.5% in 2026 — the 51st-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
Monthly CPI in 2026
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 165.0 | 2.3% |
| February | 165.9 | 1.8% |
| March | 167.4 | 2.4% |
| April | 168.0 | 2.8% |
| May | 169.6 | 3.2% |
| June | 169.0 | 2.8% |
| July | 169.9 | 3.0% |
| August | 169.8 | 3.0% |
| September | 170.0 | 3.1% |
Annual average for 2026: 168.289 — partial year (9 months published so far)
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2025 annual average): 164.183 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.0250
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.