Calculate the Value of $1,200 in 1981

What is $1.2k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $1,200 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$4,265
Adjusted for inflation, $1,200 in 1981 is equal to $4,265 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
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How much is $1,200 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $4,265
2023 $4,127
2022 $3,877
2021 $3,622
2020 $3,573
2019 $3,493
2018 $3,428
2017 $3,357
2016 $3,289
2015 $3,265
2014 $3,241
2013 $3,193
2012 $3,138
2011 $3,048
2010 $3,003
2009 $2,923
2008 $2,921
2007 $2,806
2006 $2,737
2005 $2,646
2004 $2,563
2003 $2,515
2002 $2,457
2001 $2,419
2000 $2,340
1999 $2,279
1998 $2,243
1997 $2,205
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,134
1995 $2,082
1994 $2,027
1993 $1,973
1992 $1,917
1991 $1,860
1990 $1,753
1989 $1,676
1988 $1,605
1987 $1,537
1986 $1,520
1985 $1,464
1984 $1,409
1983 $1,357
1982 $1,307
1981 $1,200
1980 $1,067
1979 $941
1978 $863
1977 $809
1976 $772
1975 $722
1974 $642
1973 $591
1972 $571
1971 $553
1970 $524
1969 $494
Year Equivalent
1968 $471
1967 $457
1966 $442
1965 $434
1964 $430
1963 $423
1962 $417
1961 $414
1960 $409
1959 $402
1958 $395
1957 $384
1956 $373
1955 $371
1954 $374
1953 $371
1952 $368
1951 $348
1950 $328
1949 $335
1948 $325
1947 $299
1946 $253
1945 $248
1944 $242
1943 $235
1942 $216
1941 $196
Year Equivalent
1940 $195
1939 $195
1938 $200
1937 $195
1936 $192
1935 $186
1934 $184
1933 $182
1932 $203
1931 $224
1930 $239
1929 $238
1928 $241
1927 $246
1926 $249
1925 $241
1924 $241
1923 $235
1922 $241
1921 $270
1920 $263
1919 $229
1918 $190
1917 $161
1916 $143
1915 $140
1914 $139