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    Canadian dollars · 2019

    What is $100 from 2019 worth today?

    $100 in 2019 had the same buying power as $120.74 in 2025, a 20.7% rise in prices (3.19% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $125.00.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 2019, in 2025 dollars

    $120.74

    +20.7% since 2019

    $100 from 2019, at September 2026 prices

    $125.00

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 2019

    +1.9%

    66th highest of 111 years

    CPI in 2019

    136.0

    2010s average: 1.7% a year

    2019 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 2019In 2025
    $1$1.21
    $10$12.07
    $100$120.74
    $1,000$1,207
    $10,000$12,074
    $50,000$60,368

    $100 from 2019, year by year

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    $100 from 2019

    What changed in price during 2019

    Change in each annual average index from 2018 to 2019.

    All-items CPI+1.9%
    Food+3.4%
    Shelter+2.6%
    Household operations, furnishings and equipment+0.3%
    Clothing and footwear+1.7%
    Transportation+1.7%
    Health and personal care+1.2%
    Recreation, education and reading+1.3%
    Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis+1.9%
    Groceries (food purchased from stores)+3.7%
    Rent+2.8%
    Electricity+2.1%
    Gasoline−6.1%

    The Bank of Canada’s policy interest rate stood at 1.75% at the end of 2019.

    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 2019’s annual average.

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    2019 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 2019 worth today?

    $120.74 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 136.0. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $125.00.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 2019?

    The annual average CPI rose 1.9% in 2019, from 133.4 in 2018 to 136.0. That ranks 66th highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 2019?

    $82.83. Prices in 2019 were 17.2% lower than in 2025, so $82.83 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.