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    Canadian dollars · 2017

    What is $100 from 2017 worth today?

    $100 in 2017 had the same buying power as $125.92 in 2025, a 25.9% rise in prices (2.92% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $130.37.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 2017, in 2025 dollars

    $125.92

    +25.9% since 2017

    $100 from 2017, at September 2026 prices

    $130.37

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 2017

    +1.6%

    72nd highest of 111 years

    CPI in 2017

    130.4

    2010s average: 1.7% a year

    2017 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 2017In 2025
    $1$1.26
    $10$12.59
    $100$125.92
    $1,000$1,259
    $10,000$12,592
    $50,000$62,960

    $100 from 2017, year by year

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    $100 from 2017

    What changed in price during 2017

    Change in each annual average index from 2016 to 2017.

    All-items CPI+1.6%
    Food+0.1%
    Shelter+1.7%
    Household operations, furnishings and equipment+0.2%
    Clothing and footwear−0.7%
    Transportation+3.9%
    Health and personal care+1.7%
    Recreation, education and reading+2.4%
    Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis+2.7%
    Groceries (food purchased from stores)−1.0%
    Rent+0.6%
    Electricity−5.6%
    Gasoline+11.8%

    The Bank of Canada’s policy interest rate stood at 1.00% at the end of 2017.

    Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01 (annual average CPI, 1914 to 2025); Bank of Canada Valet API (policy rate V39079; CPI-trim, CPI-median, CPI-common). Retrieved October 30, 2026. “Today” uses the 2025 annual average, the latest full year. The September 2026 figure compares a single month with 2017’s annual average.

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    2017 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 2017 worth today?

    $125.92 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 130.4. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $130.37.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 2017?

    The annual average CPI rose 1.6% in 2017, from 128.4 in 2016 to 130.4. That ranks 72nd highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 2017?

    $79.42. Prices in 2017 were 20.6% lower than in 2025, so $79.42 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.