$1 in 2020 is worth $0.99 in 2019

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Value of $1 from 2020 to 2019

$1 in 2020 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $0.99 in 2019. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 0.72% per year between 2019 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of -0.71%.

This means that prices in 2019 are 0.71% lower than average prices since 2020, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 2019 was 1.95%. The inflation rate in 2020 was 0.72%. The 2020 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 3.77% per year between 2020 and 2024.

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Inflation from 2020 to 2019
Average inflation rate0.72%
Converted amount
$1 base		$0.99
Price difference
$1 base		$-0.01
CPI in 2020136.958
CPI in 2019135.983
Inflation in 20191.95%
Inflation in 20200.72%
$1 in 2020$0.99 in 2019
Recent CAD inflation
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 2019 to 2020

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2019 and 2020:

CPI in 2019 CPI in 2020
×
2020 CAD value
=
2019 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 136.95833333333334 in the year 2020 and 135.9833333 in 2019:

135.9833333136.95833333333334
×
$1
=
$0.99

$1 in 2020 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $0.99 in 2019.

To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 2019 and 2020, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2019 - CPI in 2020CPI in 2020
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

135.9833333 - 136.95833333333334136.95833333333334
×
100
=
-1%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Canada's annual Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1914 and computed by Statistics Canada (StatCan).

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$1 in 2020 → 2019 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 29 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/canada/inflation/2020?amount=1&endYear=2019.

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Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 2020 to 2019
Average inflation rate0.72%
Converted amount
$1 base		$0.99
Price difference
$1 base		$-0.01
CPI in 2020136.958
CPI in 2019135.983
Inflation in 20191.95%
Inflation in 20200.72%
$1 in 2020$0.99 in 2019