Calculate the Value of $3,000 in 1973

What is $3k in 1973 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,000 from 1973 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$21,653
Adjusted for inflation, $3,000 in 1973 is equal to $21,653 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.95%.
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How much is $3,000 in 1973 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $21,653
2023 $20,950
2022 $19,680
2021 $18,386
2020 $18,139
2019 $17,734
2018 $17,402
2017 $17,042
2016 $16,696
2015 $16,575
2014 $16,451
2013 $16,207
2012 $15,930
2011 $15,471
2010 $15,243
2009 $14,840
2008 $14,826
2007 $14,245
2006 $13,892
2005 $13,433
2004 $13,009
2003 $12,769
2002 $12,473
2001 $12,282
2000 $11,880
1999 $11,569
1998 $11,386
1997 $11,195
Year Equivalent
1996 $10,835
1995 $10,567
1994 $10,292
1993 $10,016
1992 $9,734
1991 $9,445
1990 $8,901
1989 $8,506
1988 $8,146
1987 $7,800
1986 $7,715
1985 $7,433
1984 $7,151
1983 $6,889
1982 $6,635
1981 $6,092
1980 $5,414
1979 $4,779
1978 $4,384
1977 $4,108
1976 $3,918
1975 $3,664
1974 $3,261
1973 $3,000
1972 $2,901
1971 $2,809
1970 $2,661
1969 $2,506
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,393
1967 $2,322
1966 $2,245
1965 $2,202
1964 $2,181
1963 $2,146
1962 $2,118
1961 $2,104
1960 $2,075
1959 $2,040
1958 $2,005
1957 $1,948
1956 $1,892
1955 $1,885
1954 $1,899
1953 $1,885
1952 $1,871
1951 $1,765
1950 $1,666
1949 $1,701
1948 $1,652
1947 $1,518
1946 $1,285
1945 $1,256
1944 $1,228
1943 $1,193
1942 $1,094
1941 $995
Year Equivalent
1940 $988
1939 $988
1938 $1,016
1937 $988
1936 $974
1935 $946
1934 $932
1933 $925
1932 $1,031
1931 $1,136
1930 $1,214
1929 $1,207
1928 $1,221
1927 $1,249
1926 $1,264
1925 $1,221
1924 $1,221
1923 $1,193
1922 $1,221
1921 $1,369
1920 $1,334
1919 $1,165
1918 $967
1917 $819
1916 $727
1915 $713
1914 $706