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    Canadian dollars · 2004

    What is $100 from 2004 worth today?

    $100 in 2004 had the same buying power as $156.83 in 2025, a 56.8% rise in prices (2.17% a year). At September 2026 prices it is $162.37.

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    Annual average CPI · 2002=100

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    $100 from 2004, in 2025 dollars

    $156.83

    +56.8% since 2004

    $100 from 2004, at September 2026 prices

    $162.37

    Latest monthly CPI 170.0

    Inflation in 2004

    +1.8%

    68th highest of 111 years

    CPI in 2004

    104.7

    2000s average: 2.1% a year

    2004 dollars in 2025 dollars

    In 2004In 2025
    $1$1.57
    $10$15.68
    $100$156.83
    $1,000$1,568
    $10,000$15,683
    $50,000$78,415

    $100 from 2004, year by year

    $100$120$140$16020052010201520202025
    $100 from 2004

    What changed in price during 2004

    Change in each annual average index from 2003 to 2004.

    All-items CPI+1.8%
    Food+2.1%
    Shelter+2.5%
    Household operations, furnishings and equipment+0.5%
    Clothing and footwear−0.2%
    Transportation+2.4%
    Health and personal care+1.4%
    Recreation, education and reading+0.3%
    Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis+5.4%
    Groceries (food purchased from stores)+1.8%
    Rent+1.0%
    Electricity+4.1%
    Gasoline+10.5%

    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 2004’s annual average.

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    2004 dollars, answered

    How much is $100 from 2004 worth today?

    $156.83 in 2025 dollars, using Statistics Canada’s annual average CPI: 100 × 164.2 ÷ 104.7. Against the latest monthly index (September 2026, 170.0) it is $162.37.

    What was the inflation rate in Canada in 2004?

    The annual average CPI rose 1.8% in 2004, from 102.8 in 2003 to 104.7. That ranks 68th highest of the 111 years from 1915 to 2025.

    How much was $100 of 2025 money worth in 2004?

    $63.76. Prices in 2004 were 36.2% lower than in 2025, so $63.76 then bought what $100 bought in 2025.