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    Canadian dollars · 1926

    What is $100 from 1926 worth today?

    $100 in 1926 had the same buying power as $1,784.78 in 2025, a 1684.8% rise in prices (2.95% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $1,847.83.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 1926, in 2025 dollars

    $1,784.78

    +1684.8% since 1926

    $100 from 1926, at September 2026 prices

    $1,847.83

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 1926

    +1.1%

    86th highest of 111 years

    CPI in 1926

    9.2

    1920s average: -0.6% a year

    1926 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 1926In 2025
    $1$17.85
    $10$178.48
    $100$1,784.78
    $1,000$17,848
    $10,000$178,478
    $50,000$892,391

    $100 from 1926, year by year

    $0$500$1,000$1,50019401960198020002020
    $100 from 1926

    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 1926’s annual average.

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    1926 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 1926 worth today?

    $1,784.78 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 9.2. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $1,847.83.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 1926?

    The annual average CPI rose 1.1% in 1926, from 9.1 in 1925 to 9.2. That ranks 86th highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 1926?

    $5.60. Prices in 1926 were 94.4% lower than in 2025, so $5.60 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.