$1 in 1945 is worth $1.33 in 1949

Value of $1 from 1945 to 1949

$1 in 1945 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.33 in 1949, an increase of $0.33 over 4 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 7.37% per year between 1945 and 1949, producing a cumulative price increase of 32.88%.

This means that prices in 1949 are 1.33 times as high as average prices since 1945, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1945 was 0.64%. The inflation rate in 1949 was 3.48%. The 1949 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 3.49% per year between 1949 and 2024.


Inflation from 1945 to 1949
Cumulative price change32.88%
Average inflation rate7.37%
Converted amount
$1 base
$1.33
Price difference
$1 base
$0.33
CPI in 19459.150
CPI in 194912.158
Inflation in 19450.64%
Inflation in 19493.48%
$1 in 1945$1.33 in 1949

CAD inflation since 1945
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $1 in 1945

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $1 in 1945 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $1.33 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $1 is equivalent to $1.33 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 1945 dollars, the chart below shows how $1 is worth less over 4 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: 1945-1949
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1945$1.000.64%
1946$1.033.10%
1947$1.129.01%
1948$1.2814.26%
1949$1.333.48%
1950$1.362.67%
1951$1.5110.55%
1952$1.552.60%
1953$1.53-1.00%
1954$1.540.65%
1955$1.540.18%
1956$1.571.36%
1957$1.623.32%
1958$1.662.36%
1959$1.681.21%
1960$1.701.36%
1961$1.721.02%
1962$1.731.06%
1963$1.761.63%
1964$1.801.91%
1965$1.842.33%
1966$1.913.82%
1967$1.983.58%
1968$2.064.06%
1969$2.154.56%
1970$2.223.35%
1971$2.282.70%
1972$2.404.99%
1973$2.587.49%
1974$2.8611.00%
1975$3.1610.67%
1976$3.407.54%
1977$3.677.98%
1978$4.008.97%
1979$4.379.14%
1980$4.8110.13%
1981$5.4112.47%
1982$6.0010.77%
1983$6.355.86%
1984$6.624.30%
1985$6.883.96%
1986$7.174.19%
1987$7.484.36%
1988$7.794.03%
1989$8.174.98%
1990$8.564.78%
1991$9.055.63%
1992$9.181.49%
1993$9.351.87%
1994$9.370.17%
1995$9.572.15%
1996$9.721.57%
1997$9.881.62%
1998$9.971.00%
1999$10.151.73%
2000$10.422.72%
2001$10.692.53%
2002$10.932.26%
2003$11.232.76%
2004$11.441.86%
2005$11.692.21%
2006$11.932.00%
2007$12.182.14%
2008$12.472.37%
2009$12.510.30%
2010$12.731.78%
2011$13.102.91%
2012$13.301.52%
2013$13.420.94%
2014$13.681.91%
2015$13.831.13%
2016$14.031.43%
2017$14.251.60%
2018$14.582.27%
2019$14.861.95%
2020$14.970.72%
2021$15.483.40%
2022$16.536.80%
2023$17.163.81%
2024$17.361.15%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 1945 amounts in 1949 dollars, based on the 32.88% change in prices:

Conversion: 1945 dollars in 1949
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1945$1.33 dollars in 1949
$5 dollars in 1945$6.64 dollars in 1949
$10 dollars in 1945$13.29 dollars in 1949
$50 dollars in 1945$66.44 dollars in 1949
$100 dollars in 1945$132.88 dollars in 1949
$500 dollars in 1945$664.39 dollars in 1949
$1,000 dollars in 1945$1,328.78 dollars in 1949
$5,000 dollars in 1945$6,643.90 dollars in 1949
$10,000 dollars in 1945$13,287.80 dollars in 1949
$50,000 dollars in 1945$66,438.98 dollars in 1949
$100,000 dollars in 1945$132,877.96 dollars in 1949
$500,000 dollars in 1945$664,389.80 dollars in 1949
$1,000,000 dollars in 1945$1,328,779.60 dollars in 1949

How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1945 to 1949

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1945 and 1949:

CPI in 1949 CPI in 1945
×
1945 CAD value
=
1949 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 9.15 in the year 1945 and 12.15833333 in 1949:

12.158333339.15
×
$1
=
$1.33

$1 in 1945 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1.33 in 1949.

To get the total inflation rate for the 4 years between 1945 and 1949, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1949 - CPI in 1945CPI in 1945
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (4 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

12.15833333 - 9.159.15
×
100
=
33%

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 1945 → 1949 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/canada/inflation/1945?amount=1&endYear=1949.

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 1945 to 1949
Cumulative price change32.88%
Average inflation rate7.37%
Converted amount
$1 base
$1.33
Price difference
$1 base
$0.33
CPI in 19459.150
CPI in 194912.158
Inflation in 19450.64%
Inflation in 19493.48%
$1 in 1945$1.33 in 1949