According to Statistics Canada consumer price index, prices in 2013 are 1,102.94% higher than average prices throughout 1919. The dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 2.68% per year during this period.
In other words, CA$100 in 1919 is equivalent in purchasing power to CA$1,202.94 in 2013, a difference of CA$1,102.94 over 94 years.
The 1919 inflation rate was 8.51%. The inflation rate in 2013 was 1.24%. The 2013 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 1.40% per year between 2013 and 2019.
Cumulative price change | 1,102.94% |
Average inflation rate | 2.68% |
Converted amount (CA$100 base) | CA$1,202.94 |
Price difference (CA$100 base) | CA$1,102.94 |
CPI in 1919 | 10.200 |
CPI in 2013 | 122.700 |
Inflation in 1919 | 8.51% |
Inflation in 2013 | 1.24% |
This chart shows calculations of buying power equivalence over time for CA$100 in 1919 (price index tracking began in 1914).
According to Statistics Canada, each of these CAD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | CAD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1919 | CA$100.00 | 8.51% |
1920 | CA$109.80 | 9.80% |
1921 | CA$92.16 | -16.07% |
1922 | CA$90.20 | -2.13% |
1923 | CA$90.20 | 0.00% |
1924 | CA$89.22 | -1.09% |
1925 | CA$91.18 | 2.20% |
1926 | CA$90.20 | -1.08% |
1927 | CA$89.22 | -1.09% |
1928 | CA$90.20 | 1.10% |
1929 | CA$92.16 | 2.17% |
1930 | CA$86.27 | -6.38% |
1931 | CA$77.45 | -10.23% |
1932 | CA$71.57 | -7.59% |
1933 | CA$69.61 | -2.74% |
1934 | CA$70.59 | 1.41% |
1935 | CA$72.55 | 2.78% |
1936 | CA$73.53 | 1.35% |
1937 | CA$76.47 | 4.00% |
1938 | CA$74.51 | -2.56% |
1939 | CA$76.47 | 2.63% |
1940 | CA$80.39 | 5.13% |
1941 | CA$85.29 | 6.10% |
1942 | CA$88.24 | 3.45% |
1943 | CA$90.20 | 2.22% |
1944 | CA$88.24 | -2.17% |
1945 | CA$90.20 | 2.22% |
1946 | CA$95.10 | 5.43% |
1947 | CA$108.82 | 14.43% |
1948 | CA$118.63 | 9.01% |
1949 | CA$119.61 | 0.83% |
1950 | CA$126.47 | 5.74% |
1951 | CA$140.20 | 10.85% |
1952 | CA$138.24 | -1.40% |
1953 | CA$138.24 | 0.00% |
1954 | CA$138.24 | 0.00% |
1955 | CA$139.22 | 0.71% |
1956 | CA$143.14 | 2.82% |
1957 | CA$146.08 | 2.05% |
1958 | CA$150.00 | 2.68% |
1959 | CA$151.96 | 1.31% |
1960 | CA$153.92 | 1.29% |
1961 | CA$153.92 | 0.00% |
1962 | CA$156.86 | 1.91% |
1963 | CA$159.80 | 1.88% |
1964 | CA$162.75 | 1.84% |
1965 | CA$167.65 | 3.01% |
1966 | CA$173.53 | 3.51% |
1967 | CA$180.39 | 3.95% |
1968 | CA$188.24 | 4.35% |
1969 | CA$197.06 | 4.69% |
1970 | CA$199.02 | 1.00% |
1971 | CA$208.82 | 4.93% |
1972 | CA$219.61 | 5.16% |
1973 | CA$240.20 | 9.38% |
1974 | CA$270.59 | 12.65% |
1975 | CA$296.08 | 9.42% |
1976 | CA$312.75 | 5.63% |
1977 | CA$342.16 | 9.40% |
1978 | CA$371.57 | 8.60% |
1979 | CA$407.84 | 9.76% |
1980 | CA$452.94 | 11.06% |
1981 | CA$507.84 | 12.12% |
1982 | CA$554.90 | 9.27% |
1983 | CA$580.39 | 4.59% |
1984 | CA$601.96 | 3.72% |
1985 | CA$628.43 | 4.40% |
1986 | CA$654.90 | 4.21% |
1987 | CA$682.35 | 4.19% |
1988 | CA$708.82 | 3.88% |
1989 | CA$746.08 | 5.26% |
1990 | CA$783.33 | 4.99% |
1991 | CA$812.75 | 3.75% |
1992 | CA$830.39 | 2.17% |
1993 | CA$844.12 | 1.65% |
1994 | CA$846.08 | 0.23% |
1995 | CA$860.78 | 1.74% |
1996 | CA$879.41 | 2.16% |
1997 | CA$886.27 | 0.78% |
1998 | CA$895.10 | 1.00% |
1999 | CA$918.63 | 2.63% |
2000 | CA$948.04 | 3.20% |
2001 | CA$954.90 | 0.72% |
2002 | CA$991.18 | 3.80% |
2003 | CA$1,011.76 | 2.08% |
2004 | CA$1,033.33 | 2.13% |
2005 | CA$1,054.90 | 2.09% |
2006 | CA$1,072.55 | 1.67% |
2007 | CA$1,098.04 | 2.38% |
2008 | CA$1,110.78 | 1.16% |
2009 | CA$1,125.49 | 1.32% |
2010 | CA$1,151.96 | 2.35% |
2011 | CA$1,178.43 | 2.30% |
2012 | CA$1,188.24 | 0.83% |
2013 | CA$1,202.94 | 1.24% |
2014 | CA$1,220.59 | 1.47% |
2015 | CA$1,240.20 | 1.61% |
2016 | CA$1,258.82 | 1.50% |
2017 | CA$1,278.43 | 1.56% |
2018 | CA$1,282.35 | 0.31% |
2019 | CA$1,307.84 | 1.99%* |
This inflation calculator uses the following inflation rate formula:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 10.2 in the year 1919 and 122.7 in 2013:
CA$100 in 1919 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as CA$1,202.94 in 2013.
To get the total inflation rate for the 94 years between 1919 and 2013, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Canada's annual Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1914 and computed by Statistics Canada (StatCan).
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “1919 dollars in 2013 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” U.S. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 21 Feb. 2019, https://www.officialdata.org/1919-CAD-in-2013.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.