$1 in 2015 is worth $0.96 in 2012

Value of $1 from 2015 to 2012

$1 in 2015 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $0.96 in 2012, an increase of $-0.04 over 3 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.32% per year between 2012 and 2015, producing a cumulative price increase of -3.86%.

This means that prices in 2012 are 3.86% lower than average prices since 2015, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 2012 was 1.52%. The inflation rate in 2015 was 1.13%. The 2015 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.55% per year between 2015 and 2024.


Inflation from 2015 to 2012
Cumulative price change-3.86%
Average inflation rate1.32%
Converted amount
$1 base
$0.96
Price difference
$1 base
$-0.04
CPI in 2015126.567
CPI in 2012121.675
Inflation in 20121.52%
Inflation in 20151.13%
$1 in 2015$0.96 in 2012

Recent CAD inflation
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $1 in 2012

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $1 in 2012 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $0.96 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $1 is equivalent to $0.96 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 2012 dollars, the chart below shows how $1 is worth less over 3 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: 2012-2015
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
2012$1.001.52%
2013$1.010.94%
2014$1.031.91%
2015$1.041.13%
2016$1.061.43%
2017$1.071.60%
2018$1.102.27%
2019$1.121.95%
2020$1.130.72%
2021$1.163.40%
2022$1.246.80%
2023$1.293.81%
2024$1.311.15%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 2012 amounts in 2015 dollars, based on the -3.86% change in prices:

Conversion: 2012 dollars in 2015
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 2012$1.04 dollars in 2015
$5 dollars in 2012$5.20 dollars in 2015
$10 dollars in 2012$10.40 dollars in 2015
$50 dollars in 2012$52.01 dollars in 2015
$100 dollars in 2012$104.02 dollars in 2015
$500 dollars in 2012$520.10 dollars in 2015
$1,000 dollars in 2012$1,040.20 dollars in 2015
$5,000 dollars in 2012$5,201.01 dollars in 2015
$10,000 dollars in 2012$10,402.03 dollars in 2015
$50,000 dollars in 2012$52,010.14 dollars in 2015
$100,000 dollars in 2012$104,020.27 dollars in 2015
$500,000 dollars in 2012$520,101.36 dollars in 2015
$1,000,000 dollars in 2012$1,040,202.73 dollars in 2015

How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 2012 to 2015

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2012 and 2015:

CPI in 2012 CPI in 2015
×
2015 CAD value
=
2012 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 126.5666667 in the year 2015 and 121.675 in 2012:

121.675126.5666667
×
$1
=
$0.96

$1 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $0.96 in 2012.

To get the total inflation rate for the 3 years between 2012 and 2015, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2012 - CPI in 2015CPI in 2015
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (3 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

121.675 - 126.5666667126.5666667
×
100
=
-4%

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 → 2012 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/canada/inflation/2015?amount=1&endYear=2012.

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 2012
Cumulative price change-3.86%
Average inflation rate1.32%
Converted amount
$1 base
$0.96
Price difference
$1 base
$-0.04
CPI in 2015126.567
CPI in 2012121.675
Inflation in 20121.52%
Inflation in 20151.13%
$1 in 2015$0.96 in 2012