Inflation in 1999 and its effect on dollar value
$1 in 1998 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.02 in 1999. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.73% per year between 1998 and 1999, producing a cumulative price increase of 1.73%. Purchasing power decreased by 1.73% in 1999 compared to 1998. On average, you would have to spend 1.73% more money in 1999 than in 1998 for the same item.
This means that prices in 1999 are 1.02 times as high as average prices since 1998, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 1998 was 1.00%. The inflation rate in 1999 was 1.73%. The 1999 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.17% per year between 1999 and 2024.
Inflation rate is calculated by change in the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI in 1999 was 92.85. It was 91.27 in the previous year, 1998. The difference in CPI between the years is used by Statistics Canada to officially determine inflation.
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| Average inflation rate | 1.73% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $1.02 |
| Price difference $1 base | $0.02 |
| CPI in 1998 | 91.267 |
| CPI in 1999 | 92.850 |
| Inflation in 1998 | 1.00% |
| Inflation in 1999 | 1.73% |
| $1 in 1998 | $1.02 in 1999 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1998 to 1999
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1998 and 1999:
CPI in 1999 CPI in 1998
×
1998 CAD value
=
1999 CAD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 91.26666667 in the year 1998 and 92.85 in 1999:
92.8591.26666667
×
$1
=
$1.02
$1 in 1998 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1.02 in 1999.
To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 1998 and 1999, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1999 - CPI in 1998CPI in 1998
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
92.85 - 91.2666666791.26666667
×
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: “Inflation Rate in 1999 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 12 Dec. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/CAD-inflation-rate-in-1999.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Average inflation rate | 1.73% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $1.02 |
| Price difference $1 base | $0.02 |
| CPI in 1998 | 91.267 |
| CPI in 1999 | 92.850 |
| Inflation in 1998 | 1.00% |
| Inflation in 1999 | 1.73% |
| $1 in 1998 | $1.02 in 1999 |