$100 in 1926 is worth $596.29 in 1982

Value of $100 from 1926 to 1982

$100 in 1926 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $596.29 in 1982, an increase of $496.29 over 56 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.24% per year between 1926 and 1982, producing a cumulative price increase of 496.29%.

This means that prices in 1982 are 5.96 times as high as average prices since 1926, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1926 was 0.73%. The inflation rate in 1982 was 10.77%. The 1982 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.56% per year between 1982 and 2024.


Inflation from 1926 to 1982
Cumulative price change496.29%
Average inflation rate3.24%
Converted amount
$100 base
$596.29
Price difference
$100 base
$496.29
CPI in 19269.200
CPI in 198254.858
Inflation in 19260.73%
Inflation in 198210.77%
$100 in 1926$596.29 in 1982

CAD inflation since 1926
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1926

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1926 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $596.29 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $596.29 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Canadian dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 1926 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 56 years.

According to Statistics Canada, each of these CAD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Dollar inflation: 1926-1982
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1926$100.000.73%
1927$98.55-1.45%
1928$99.280.74%
1929$100.271.00%
1930$99.28-0.99%
1931$89.49-9.85%
1932$81.07-9.41%
1933$77.54-4.36%
1934$78.441.17%
1935$78.800.46%
1936$80.432.07%
1937$83.333.60%
1938$83.790.54%
1939$83.15-0.76%
1940$86.684.25%
1941$91.855.96%
1942$96.114.64%
1943$98.192.17%
1944$98.820.65%
1945$99.460.64%
1946$102.543.10%
1947$111.789.01%
1948$127.7214.26%
1949$132.163.48%
1950$135.692.67%
1951$150.0010.55%
1952$153.892.60%
1953$152.36-1.00%
1954$153.350.65%
1955$153.620.18%
1956$155.711.36%
1957$160.873.32%
1958$164.672.36%
1959$166.671.21%
1960$168.931.36%
1961$170.651.02%
1962$172.461.06%
1963$175.271.63%
1964$178.621.91%
1965$182.792.33%
1966$189.763.82%
1967$196.563.58%
1968$204.534.06%
1969$213.864.56%
1970$221.013.35%
1971$226.992.70%
1972$238.324.99%
1973$256.167.49%
1974$284.3311.00%
1975$314.6710.67%
1976$338.417.54%
1977$365.407.98%
1978$398.198.97%
1979$434.609.14%
1980$478.6210.13%
1981$538.3212.47%
1982$596.2910.77%
1983$631.255.86%
1984$658.424.30%
1985$684.513.96%
1986$713.224.19%
1987$744.294.36%
1988$774.284.03%
1989$812.864.98%
1990$851.724.78%
1991$899.645.63%
1992$913.041.49%
1993$930.071.87%
1994$931.610.17%
1995$951.632.15%
1996$966.581.57%
1997$982.251.62%
1998$992.031.00%
1999$1,009.241.73%
2000$1,036.682.72%
2001$1,062.862.53%
2002$1,086.872.26%
2003$1,116.852.76%
2004$1,137.591.86%
2005$1,162.772.21%
2006$1,186.052.00%
2007$1,211.412.14%
2008$1,240.132.37%
2009$1,243.840.30%
2010$1,265.941.78%
2011$1,302.812.91%
2012$1,322.551.52%
2013$1,334.960.94%
2014$1,360.421.91%
2015$1,375.721.13%
2016$1,395.381.43%
2017$1,417.661.60%
2018$1,449.822.27%
2019$1,478.081.95%
2020$1,488.680.72%
2021$1,539.223.40%
2022$1,643.936.80%
2023$1,706.523.81%
2024$1,726.091.15%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
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This conversion table shows various other 1926 amounts in 1982 dollars, based on the 496.29% change in prices:

Conversion: 1926 dollars in 1982
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1926$5.96 dollars in 1982
$5 dollars in 1926$29.81 dollars in 1982
$10 dollars in 1926$59.63 dollars in 1982
$50 dollars in 1926$298.14 dollars in 1982
$100 dollars in 1926$596.29 dollars in 1982
$500 dollars in 1926$2,981.43 dollars in 1982
$1,000 dollars in 1926$5,962.86 dollars in 1982
$5,000 dollars in 1926$29,814.31 dollars in 1982
$10,000 dollars in 1926$59,628.62 dollars in 1982
$50,000 dollars in 1926$298,143.12 dollars in 1982
$100,000 dollars in 1926$596,286.23 dollars in 1982
$500,000 dollars in 1926$2,981,431.16 dollars in 1982
$1,000,000 dollars in 1926$5,962,862.32 dollars in 1982

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1926 to 1982

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1926 and 1982:

CPI in 1982 CPI in 1926
×
1926 CAD value
=
1982 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 9.2 in the year 1926 and 54.85833333 in 1982:

54.858333339.2
×
$100
=
$596.29

$100 in 1926 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $596.29 in 1982.

To get the total inflation rate for the 56 years between 1926 and 1982, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1982 - CPI in 1926CPI in 1926
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (56 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

54.85833333 - 9.29.2
×
100
=
496%

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: “1926 dollars in 1982 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1926-CAD-in-1982.

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 1926 to 1982
Cumulative price change496.29%
Average inflation rate3.24%
Converted amount
$100 base
$596.29
Price difference
$100 base
$496.29
CPI in 19269.200
CPI in 198254.858
Inflation in 19260.73%
Inflation in 198210.77%
$100 in 1926$596.29 in 1982