Canada Inflation Calculator
Canadian Inflation Rate, 1952-2018 (CA$1)
The consumer price index (CPI) in 1952 was 14.1. Statistics Canada uses this CPI value to track inflation on a monthly basis.
According to Statistics Canada consumer price index, the dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 3.43% per year. Prices in 2018 are 828.4% higher than prices in 1952.
In other words, CA$1 in the year 1952 is equivalent in purchasing power to CA$9.28 in 2018, a difference of CA$8.28 over 66 years.
The current inflation rate in 2018 is 0.38%1. If this number holds, CA$1 today will be equivalent to CA$1.00 next year.
| Cumulative price change | 828.37% |
| Average inflation rate | 3.43% |
| Price difference (CA$1 base) | CA$8.28 |
| CPI in 1952 | 14.1 |
| CPI in 2018 | 130.9 |
How to calculate the inflation rate for CA$1 since 1952
Start with the inflation rate formula:CPI in 2018 / CPI in 1952 * 1952 CAD value = 2018 CAD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 14.1 in the year 1952 and 130.9 in 2018:
130.9 / 14.1 * CA$1 = CA$9.28
CA$1 in 1952 has the same "purchasing power" as CA$9.28 in 2018.
News headlines from 1952
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
- Queen Elizabeth II's succeeds King George VI to the British throne.
- The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis of modern computers, is published for the first time by Geoffrey Dummer.
Inflation Data Source
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: “Inflation Rate in 1952 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” FinanceRef Inflation Calculator, Alioth Finance, 24 Apr. 2018, http://www.in2013dollars.com/CAD-inflation-rate-in-1952.