$1 in 2015 is worth $1.03 in 2017

Value of $1 from 2015 to 2017

$1 in 2015 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.03 in 2017, an increase of $0.03 over 2 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.51% per year between 2015 and 2017, producing a cumulative price increase of 3.05%.

This means that prices in 2017 are 1.03 times as high as average prices since 2015, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 2015 was 1.13%. The inflation rate in 2017 was 1.60%. The 2017 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.85% per year between 2017 and 2024.


Inflation from 2015 to 2017
Cumulative price change3.05%
Average inflation rate1.51%
Converted amount
$1 base
$1.03
Price difference
$1 base
$0.03
CPI in 2015126.567
CPI in 2017130.425
Inflation in 20151.13%
Inflation in 20171.60%
$1 in 2015$1.03 in 2017

Recent CAD inflation
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $1 in 2015

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $1 in 2015 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $1.03 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $1 is equivalent to $1.03 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 2015 dollars, the chart below shows how $1 is worth less over 2 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: 2015-2017
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
2015$1.001.13%
2016$1.011.43%
2017$1.031.60%
2018$1.052.27%
2019$1.071.95%
2020$1.080.72%
2021$1.123.40%
2022$1.196.80%
2023$1.243.81%
2024$1.251.15%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 2015 amounts in 2017 dollars, based on the 3.05% change in prices:

Conversion: 2015 dollars in 2017
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 2015$1.03 dollars in 2017
$5 dollars in 2015$5.15 dollars in 2017
$10 dollars in 2015$10.30 dollars in 2017
$50 dollars in 2015$51.52 dollars in 2017
$100 dollars in 2015$103.05 dollars in 2017
$500 dollars in 2015$515.24 dollars in 2017
$1,000 dollars in 2015$1,030.48 dollars in 2017
$5,000 dollars in 2015$5,152.42 dollars in 2017
$10,000 dollars in 2015$10,304.85 dollars in 2017
$50,000 dollars in 2015$51,524.23 dollars in 2017
$100,000 dollars in 2015$103,048.46 dollars in 2017
$500,000 dollars in 2015$515,242.30 dollars in 2017
$1,000,000 dollars in 2015$1,030,484.59 dollars in 2017

How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 2015 to 2017

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2015 and 2017:

CPI in 2017 CPI in 2015
×
2015 CAD value
=
2017 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 126.5666667 in the year 2015 and 130.425 in 2017:

130.425126.5666667
×
$1
=
$1.03

$1 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1.03 in 2017.

To get the total inflation rate for the 2 years between 2015 and 2017, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2017 - CPI in 2015CPI in 2015
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (2 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

130.425 - 126.5666667126.5666667
×
100
=
3%

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: “$1 in 2015 → 2017 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/2015-CAD-in-2017?amount=1.

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 2015 to 2017
Cumulative price change3.05%
Average inflation rate1.51%
Converted amount
$1 base
$1.03
Price difference
$1 base
$0.03
CPI in 2015126.567
CPI in 2017130.425
Inflation in 20151.13%
Inflation in 20171.60%
$1 in 2015$1.03 in 2017