Calculate the Value of $3,000 in 1978

What is $3k in 1978 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,000 from 1978 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$14,819
Adjusted for inflation, $3,000 in 1978 is equal to $14,819 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.53%.
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How much is $3,000 in 1978 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $14,819
2023 $14,338
2022 $13,469
2021 $12,583
2020 $12,414
2019 $12,137
2018 $11,909
2017 $11,663
2016 $11,426
2015 $11,344
2014 $11,258
2013 $11,092
2012 $10,902
2011 $10,588
2010 $10,432
2009 $10,156
2008 $10,147
2007 $9,749
2006 $9,507
2005 $9,193
2004 $8,903
2003 $8,739
2002 $8,536
2001 $8,406
2000 $8,130
1999 $7,918
1998 $7,792
1997 $7,662
Year Equivalent
1996 $7,415
1995 $7,232
1994 $7,043
1993 $6,855
1992 $6,662
1991 $6,464
1990 $6,092
1989 $5,821
1988 $5,575
1987 $5,338
1986 $5,280
1985 $5,087
1984 $4,894
1983 $4,715
1982 $4,541
1981 $4,169
1980 $3,705
1979 $3,271
1978 $3,000
1977 $2,812
1976 $2,681
1975 $2,507
1974 $2,232
1973 $2,053
1972 $1,986
1971 $1,923
1970 $1,821
1969 $1,715
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,638
1967 $1,589
1966 $1,536
1965 $1,507
1964 $1,493
1963 $1,469
1962 $1,449
1961 $1,440
1960 $1,420
1959 $1,396
1958 $1,372
1957 $1,333
1956 $1,295
1955 $1,290
1954 $1,300
1953 $1,290
1952 $1,280
1951 $1,208
1950 $1,140
1949 $1,164
1948 $1,130
1947 $1,039
1946 $879
1945 $860
1944 $841
1943 $816
1942 $749
1941 $681
Year Equivalent
1940 $676
1939 $676
1938 $696
1937 $676
1936 $667
1935 $647
1934 $638
1933 $633
1932 $705
1931 $778
1930 $831
1929 $826
1928 $836
1927 $855
1926 $865
1925 $836
1924 $836
1923 $816
1922 $836
1921 $937
1920 $913
1919 $797
1918 $662
1917 $560
1916 $498
1915 $488
1914 $483