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    Canadian dollars · 1937

    What is $100 from 1937 worth today?

    $100 in 1937 had the same buying power as $2,132.47 in 2025, a 2032.5% rise in prices (3.54% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $2,207.79.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 1937, in 2025 dollars

    $2,132.47

    +2032.5% since 1937

    $100 from 1937, at September 2026 prices

    $2,207.79

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 1937

    +4.1%

    30th highest of 111 years

    CPI in 1937

    7.7

    1930s average: -1.8% a year

    1937 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 1937In 2025
    $1$21.32
    $10$213.25
    $100$2,132.47
    $1,000$21,325
    $10,000$213,247
    $50,000$1,066,234

    $100 from 1937, year by year

    $0$500$1,000$1,500$2,00019401960198020002020
    $100 from 1937

    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 1937’s annual average.

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    1937 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 1937 worth today?

    $2,132.47 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 7.7. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $2,207.79.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 1937?

    The annual average CPI rose 4.1% in 1937, from 7.4 in 1936 to 7.7. That ranks 30th highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 1937?

    $4.69. Prices in 1937 were 95.3% lower than in 2025, so $4.69 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.