C.P.R. cash subsidy, in 1881 dollars: $25,000,000

Cost of a C.P.R. lunch, in 1893 dollars: $0.75

Year. US CPI. British CPI. Canadian CPI

1881 10.2 100.0

1893. 9.0 95.0

1914. 10.0 105.5 6.0

2010. 136.8

1) What is the range of values, in 2020 dollars, for a $25,000,000 subsidy in 1881?

Estimate using the U.S. (and Canadian) CPI

Estimate using the British (and Canadian) CPI: $

2)What is the range of values, in 2020 dollars, for a $0.75 lunch in 1893?

Estimate using the U.S. (and Canadian) CPI:

Estimate using the British (and Canadian) CPI: