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    Canadian dollars · 1979

    What is $100 from 1979 worth today?

    $100 in 1979 had the same buying power as $410.50 in 2025, a 310.5% rise in prices (3.12% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $425.00.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 1979, in 2025 dollars

    $410.50

    +310.5% since 1979

    $100 from 1979, at September 2026 prices

    $425.00

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 1979

    +9.3%

    14th highest of 111 years

    CPI in 1979

    40.0

    1970s average: 7.3% a year

    1979 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 1979In 2025
    $1$4.10
    $10$41.05
    $100$410.50
    $1,000$4,105
    $10,000$41,050
    $50,000$205,250

    $100 from 1979, year by year

    $100$200$300$40019801990200020102020
    $100 from 1979

    What changed in price during 1979

    Change in each annual average index from 1978 to 1979.

    All-items CPI+9.3%
    Food+13.1%
    Clothing and footwear+9.1%
    Transportation+9.7%
    Health and personal care+9.1%
    Recreation, education and reading+6.7%
    Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis+6.8%
    Groceries (food purchased from stores)+13.4%
    Rent+4.5%
    Electricity+8.5%
    Gasoline+9.8%

    Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01 (annual average CPI, 1914 to 2025). Retrieved October 30, 2026. “Today” uses the 2025 annual average, the latest full year. The September 2026 figure compares a single month with 1979’s annual average.

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    1979 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 1979 worth today?

    $410.50 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 40.0. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $425.00.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 1979?

    The annual average CPI rose 9.3% in 1979, from 36.6 in 1978 to 40.0. That ranks 14th highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 1979?

    $24.36. Prices in 1979 were 75.6% lower than in 2025, so $24.36 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.