Prediction: Value of $5,500 from 2005 to 2025
$5,500 in 2005 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $8,678.82 in 2025, an increase of $3,178.82 over 20 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.31% per year between 2005 and 2025, producing a cumulative price increase of 57.80%. The buying power of $5,500 in 2005 is predicted to be equivalent to $8,678.82 in 2025.
This calculation is based on future inflation assumption of 2.00% per year. Use the calculator on the left to change this prediction. Or, use the annual inflation rate calculator to view inflation in the past.
| Cumulative price change | 57.80% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.31% |
| Converted amount $5,500 base | $8,678.82 |
| Price difference $5,500 base | $3,178.82 |
| CPI in 2005 | 106.975 |
| Inflation in 2005 | 2.21% |
| $5,500 in 2005 | $8,678.82 in 2025 |
Buying power of $5,500 in 2025
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $5,500 in 2005 (price index tracking began in 1914).
For example, if you started with $5,500, you would need to end with $8,678.82 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
Future inflation is estimated at 2.00%.When $5,500 is equivalent to $8,678.82 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 2005 dollars, the chart below shows how $5,500 is worth less over 20 years.
This table shows the results of the inflation prediction, with base values from Statistics Canada:
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: “2025 Inflation Prediction | Future Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 20 Sep. 2023, https://www.officialdata.org/canada/inflation/2005?endYear=2025&amount=5500&future_pct=0.02.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Cumulative price change | 57.80% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.31% |
| Converted amount $5,500 base | $8,678.82 |
| Price difference $5,500 base | $3,178.82 |
| CPI in 2005 | 106.975 |
| Inflation in 2005 | 2.21% |
| $5,500 in 2005 | $8,678.82 in 2025 |