$100 in 2010 is worth $98.25 in 2009

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Value of $100 from 2010 to 2009

$100 in 2010 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $98.25 in 2009. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.78% per year between 2009 and 2010, producing a cumulative price increase of -1.75%.

This means that prices in 2009 are 1.75% lower than average prices since 2010, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 2009 was 0.30%. The inflation rate in 2010 was 1.78%. The 2010 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.24% per year between 2010 and 2024.

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Inflation from 2010 to 2009
Average inflation rate1.78%
Converted amount
$100 base		$98.25
Price difference
$100 base		$-1.75
CPI in 2010116.467
CPI in 2009114.433
Inflation in 20090.30%
Inflation in 20101.78%
$100 in 2010$98.25 in 2009
Recent CAD inflation
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 2009 to 2010

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2009 and 2010:

CPI in 2009 CPI in 2010
×
2010 CAD value
=
2009 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 116.4666667 in the year 2010 and 114.4333333 in 2009:

114.4333333116.4666667
×
$100
=
$98.25

$100 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $98.25 in 2009.

To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 2009 and 2010, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2009 - CPI in 2010CPI in 2010
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

114.4333333 - 116.4666667116.4666667
×
100
=
-2%

Data source & citation

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: “$100 in 2010 → 2009 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 20 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/2010-CAD-in-2009?amount=100.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.

Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 2010 to 2009
Average inflation rate1.78%
Converted amount
$100 base		$98.25
Price difference
$100 base		$-1.75
CPI in 2010116.467
CPI in 2009114.433
Inflation in 20090.30%
Inflation in 20101.78%
$100 in 2010$98.25 in 2009