Calculate the Value of $3,000 in 1948

What is $3k in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,000 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$39,326
Adjusted for inflation, $3,000 in 1948 is equal to $39,326 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $3,000 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $39,326
2023 $38,051
2022 $35,744
2021 $33,394
2020 $32,945
2019 $32,209
2018 $31,606
2017 $30,953
2016 $30,324
2015 $30,104
2014 $29,878
2013 $29,436
2012 $28,932
2011 $28,100
2010 $27,686
2009 $26,952
2008 $26,928
2007 $25,872
2006 $25,231
2005 $24,397
2004 $23,628
2003 $23,192
2002 $22,654
2001 $22,308
2000 $21,577
1999 $21,013
1998 $20,679
1997 $20,333
Year Equivalent
1996 $19,679
1995 $19,192
1994 $18,692
1993 $18,192
1992 $17,679
1991 $17,154
1990 $16,167
1989 $15,449
1988 $14,795
1987 $14,167
1986 $14,013
1985 $13,500
1984 $12,987
1983 $12,513
1982 $12,051
1981 $11,064
1980 $9,833
1979 $8,679
1978 $7,962
1977 $7,462
1976 $7,115
1975 $6,654
1974 $5,923
1973 $5,449
1972 $5,269
1971 $5,103
1970 $4,833
1969 $4,551
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,346
1967 $4,218
1966 $4,077
1965 $4,000
1964 $3,962
1963 $3,897
1962 $3,846
1961 $3,821
1960 $3,769
1959 $3,705
1958 $3,641
1957 $3,538
1956 $3,436
1955 $3,423
1954 $3,449
1953 $3,423
1952 $3,397
1951 $3,205
1950 $3,026
1949 $3,090
1948 $3,000
1947 $2,756
1946 $2,333
1945 $2,282
1944 $2,231
1943 $2,167
1942 $1,987
1941 $1,808
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,795
1939 $1,795
1938 $1,846
1937 $1,795
1936 $1,769
1935 $1,718
1934 $1,692
1933 $1,679
1932 $1,872
1931 $2,064
1930 $2,205
1929 $2,192
1928 $2,218
1927 $2,269
1926 $2,295
1925 $2,218
1924 $2,218
1923 $2,167
1922 $2,218
1921 $2,487
1920 $2,423
1919 $2,115
1918 $1,756
1917 $1,487
1916 $1,321
1915 $1,295
1914 $1,282