Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1989

What is $21k in 1989 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1989 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$53,458
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1989 is equal to $53,458 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.71%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1989 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $53,458
2023 $51,724
2022 $48,588
2021 $45,394
2020 $44,784
2019 $43,783
2018 $42,963
2017 $42,075
2016 $41,220
2015 $40,922
2014 $40,614
2013 $40,013
2012 $39,329
2011 $38,197
2010 $37,634
2009 $36,637
2008 $36,604
2007 $35,168
2006 $34,297
2005 $33,164
2004 $32,119
2003 $31,526
2002 $30,794
2001 $30,324
2000 $29,330
1999 $28,563
1998 $28,110
1997 $27,640
Year Equivalent
1996 $26,751
1995 $26,089
1994 $25,409
1993 $24,729
1992 $24,032
1991 $23,318
1990 $21,976
1989 $21,000
1988 $20,111
1987 $19,257
1986 $19,048
1985 $18,351
1984 $17,654
1983 $17,009
1982 $16,382
1981 $15,040
1980 $13,367
1979 $11,798
1978 $10,822
1977 $10,143
1976 $9,672
1975 $9,045
1974 $8,051
1973 $7,407
1972 $7,163
1971 $6,936
1970 $6,570
1969 $6,187
Year Equivalent
1968 $5,908
1967 $5,734
1966 $5,542
1965 $5,437
1964 $5,385
1963 $5,298
1962 $5,228
1961 $5,193
1960 $5,124
1959 $5,037
1958 $4,949
1957 $4,810
1956 $4,671
1955 $4,653
1954 $4,688
1953 $4,653
1952 $4,618
1951 $4,357
1950 $4,113
1949 $4,200
1948 $4,078
1947 $3,747
1946 $3,172
1945 $3,102
1944 $3,032
1943 $2,945
1942 $2,701
1941 $2,457
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,440
1939 $2,440
1938 $2,510
1937 $2,440
1936 $2,405
1935 $2,335
1934 $2,300
1933 $2,283
1932 $2,544
1931 $2,806
1930 $2,998
1929 $2,980
1928 $3,015
1927 $3,085
1926 $3,120
1925 $3,015
1924 $3,015
1923 $2,945
1922 $3,015
1921 $3,381
1920 $3,294
1919 $2,876
1918 $2,388
1917 $2,022
1916 $1,795
1915 $1,760
1914 $1,743