$1 in 1925 is worth $0.99 in 1924

Value of $1 from 1925 to 1924

$1 in 1925 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $0.99 in 1924. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.20% per year between 1924 and 1925, producing a cumulative price increase of -1.19%.

This means that prices in 1924 are 1.19% lower than average prices since 1925, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1924 was -1.90%. The inflation rate in 1925 was 1.20%. The 1925 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.93% per year between 1925 and 2024.


Inflation from 1925 to 1924
Average inflation rate1.20%
Converted amount
$1 base
$0.99
Price difference
$1 base
$-0.01
CPI in 19259.133
CPI in 19249.025
Inflation in 1924-1.90%
Inflation in 19251.20%
$1 in 1925$0.99 in 1924

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How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1924 to 1925

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1924 and 1925:

CPI in 1924 CPI in 1925
×
1925 CAD value
=
1924 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 9.133333333 in the year 1925 and 9.025 in 1924:

9.0259.133333333
×
$1
=
$0.99

$1 in 1925 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $0.99 in 1924.

To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 1924 and 1925, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1924 - CPI in 1925CPI in 1925
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

9.025 - 9.1333333339.133333333
×
100
=
-1%

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 1925 → 1924 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 18 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/canada/inflation/1925?amount=1&endYear=1924.

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 1925 to 1924
Average inflation rate1.20%
Converted amount
$1 base
$0.99
Price difference
$1 base
$-0.01
CPI in 19259.133
CPI in 19249.025
Inflation in 1924-1.90%
Inflation in 19251.20%
$1 in 1925$0.99 in 1924