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    Canadian dollars · 2002

    What is $100 from 2002 worth today?

    $100 in 2002 had the same buying power as $164.20 in 2025, a 64.2% rise in prices (2.18% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $170.00.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 2002, in 2025 dollars

    $164.20

    +64.2% since 2002

    $100 from 2002, at September 2026 prices

    $170.00

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 2002

    +2.2%

    58th highest of 111 years

    CPI in 2002

    100.0

    2000s average: 2.1% a year

    2002 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 2002In 2025
    $1$1.64
    $10$16.42
    $100$164.20
    $1,000$1,642
    $10,000$16,420
    $50,000$82,100

    $100 from 2002, year by year

    $100$120$140$16020052010201520202025
    $100 from 2002

    What changed in price during 2002

    Change in each annual average index from 2001 to 2002.

    All-items CPI+2.2%
    Food+2.7%
    Shelter+0.9%
    Household operations, furnishings and equipment+1.4%
    Clothing and footwear−0.7%
    Transportation+2.8%
    Health and personal care+1.1%
    Recreation, education and reading+1.6%
    Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis+17.6%
    Groceries (food purchased from stores)+2.6%
    Rent+1.9%
    Electricity+7.6%
    Gasoline−0.8%

    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 2002’s annual average.

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    2002 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 2002 worth today?

    $164.20 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 100.0. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $170.00.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 2002?

    The annual average CPI rose 2.2% in 2002, from 97.8 in 2001 to 100.0. That ranks 58th highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 2002?

    $60.90. Prices in 2002 were 39.1% lower than in 2025, so $60.90 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.