According to Statistics Canada consumer price index, prices in 2019 are 1,365.93% higher than average prices throughout 1927. The dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 2.96% per year during this period.
In other words, CA$100 in 1927 is equivalent in purchasing power to CA$1,465.93 in 2019, a difference of CA$1,365.93 over 92 years.
The 1927 inflation rate was -1.09%. The current inflation rate (2018 to 2019) is now 1.99%1. If this number holds, CA$100 today will be equivalent to CA$101.99 next year.
Cumulative price change | 1,365.93% |
Average inflation rate | 2.96% |
Converted amount (CA$100 base) | CA$1,465.93 |
Price difference (CA$100 base) | CA$1,365.93 |
CPI in 1927 | 9.100 |
CPI in 2019 | 133.400 |
Inflation in 1927 | -1.09% |
Inflation in 2019 | 1.99% |
This chart shows calculations of buying power equivalence over time for CA$100 in 1927 (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 |
---|---|---|
1927 | CA$100.00 | -1.09% |
1928 | CA$101.10 | 1.10% |
1929 | CA$103.30 | 2.17% |
1930 | CA$96.70 | -6.38% |
1931 | CA$86.81 | -10.23% |
1932 | CA$80.22 | -7.59% |
1933 | CA$78.02 | -2.74% |
1934 | CA$79.12 | 1.41% |
1935 | CA$81.32 | 2.78% |
1936 | CA$82.42 | 1.35% |
1937 | CA$85.71 | 4.00% |
1938 | CA$83.52 | -2.56% |
1939 | CA$85.71 | 2.63% |
1940 | CA$90.11 | 5.13% |
1941 | CA$95.60 | 6.10% |
1942 | CA$98.90 | 3.45% |
1943 | CA$101.10 | 2.22% |
1944 | CA$98.90 | -2.17% |
1945 | CA$101.10 | 2.22% |
1946 | CA$106.59 | 5.43% |
1947 | CA$121.98 | 14.43% |
1948 | CA$132.97 | 9.01% |
1949 | CA$134.07 | 0.83% |
1950 | CA$141.76 | 5.74% |
1951 | CA$157.14 | 10.85% |
1952 | CA$154.95 | -1.40% |
1953 | CA$154.95 | 0.00% |
1954 | CA$154.95 | 0.00% |
1955 | CA$156.04 | 0.71% |
1956 | CA$160.44 | 2.82% |
1957 | CA$163.74 | 2.05% |
1958 | CA$168.13 | 2.68% |
1959 | CA$170.33 | 1.31% |
1960 | CA$172.53 | 1.29% |
1961 | CA$172.53 | 0.00% |
1962 | CA$175.82 | 1.91% |
1963 | CA$179.12 | 1.88% |
1964 | CA$182.42 | 1.84% |
1965 | CA$187.91 | 3.01% |
1966 | CA$194.51 | 3.51% |
1967 | CA$202.20 | 3.95% |
1968 | CA$210.99 | 4.35% |
1969 | CA$220.88 | 4.69% |
1970 | CA$223.08 | 1.00% |
1971 | CA$234.07 | 4.93% |
1972 | CA$246.15 | 5.16% |
1973 | CA$269.23 | 9.38% |
1974 | CA$303.30 | 12.65% |
1975 | CA$331.87 | 9.42% |
1976 | CA$350.55 | 5.63% |
1977 | CA$383.52 | 9.40% |
1978 | CA$416.48 | 8.60% |
1979 | CA$457.14 | 9.76% |
1980 | CA$507.69 | 11.06% |
1981 | CA$569.23 | 12.12% |
1982 | CA$621.98 | 9.27% |
1983 | CA$650.55 | 4.59% |
1984 | CA$674.73 | 3.72% |
1985 | CA$704.40 | 4.40% |
1986 | CA$734.07 | 4.21% |
1987 | CA$764.84 | 4.19% |
1988 | CA$794.51 | 3.88% |
1989 | CA$836.26 | 5.26% |
1990 | CA$878.02 | 4.99% |
1991 | CA$910.99 | 3.75% |
1992 | CA$930.77 | 2.17% |
1993 | CA$946.15 | 1.65% |
1994 | CA$948.35 | 0.23% |
1995 | CA$964.84 | 1.74% |
1996 | CA$985.71 | 2.16% |
1997 | CA$993.41 | 0.78% |
1998 | CA$1,003.30 | 1.00% |
1999 | CA$1,029.67 | 2.63% |
2000 | CA$1,062.64 | 3.20% |
2001 | CA$1,070.33 | 0.72% |
2002 | CA$1,110.99 | 3.80% |
2003 | CA$1,134.07 | 2.08% |
2004 | CA$1,158.24 | 2.13% |
2005 | CA$1,182.42 | 2.09% |
2006 | CA$1,202.20 | 1.67% |
2007 | CA$1,230.77 | 2.38% |
2008 | CA$1,245.05 | 1.16% |
2009 | CA$1,261.54 | 1.32% |
2010 | CA$1,291.21 | 2.35% |
2011 | CA$1,320.88 | 2.30% |
2012 | CA$1,331.87 | 0.83% |
2013 | CA$1,348.35 | 1.24% |
2014 | CA$1,368.13 | 1.47% |
2015 | CA$1,390.11 | 1.61% |
2016 | CA$1,410.99 | 1.50% |
2017 | CA$1,432.97 | 1.56% |
2018 | CA$1,437.36 | 0.31% |
2019 | CA$1,465.93 | 1.99%* |
This inflation calculator uses the following inflation rate formula:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 9.1 in the year 1927 and 133.4 in 2019:
CA$100 in 1927 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as CA$1,465.93 in 2019.
To get the total inflation rate for the 92 years between 1927 and 2019, 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: “1927 dollars in 2019 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” U.S. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 15 Feb. 2019, https://www.officialdata.org/1927-CAD-in-2019.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.