Calculate the Value of $3,500 in 1948

What is $3.5k in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,500 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$45,881
Adjusted for inflation, $3,500 in 1948 is equal to $45,881 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $3,500 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $45,881
2023 $44,393
2022 $41,701
2021 $38,960
2020 $38,436
2019 $37,578
2018 $36,873
2017 $36,112
2016 $35,378
2015 $35,121
2014 $34,858
2013 $34,342
2012 $33,754
2011 $32,783
2010 $32,300
2009 $31,444
2008 $31,416
2007 $30,184
2006 $29,436
2005 $28,464
2004 $27,566
2003 $27,058
2002 $26,429
2001 $26,026
2000 $25,173
1999 $24,515
1998 $24,126
1997 $23,722
Year Equivalent
1996 $22,959
1995 $22,391
1994 $21,808
1993 $21,224
1992 $20,626
1991 $20,013
1990 $18,861
1989 $18,024
1988 $17,261
1987 $16,528
1986 $16,348
1985 $15,750
1984 $15,152
1983 $14,598
1982 $14,060
1981 $12,908
1980 $11,472
1979 $10,126
1978 $9,288
1977 $8,705
1976 $8,301
1975 $7,763
1974 $6,910
1973 $6,357
1972 $6,147
1971 $5,953
1970 $5,639
1969 $5,310
Year Equivalent
1968 $5,071
1967 $4,921
1966 $4,756
1965 $4,667
1964 $4,622
1963 $4,547
1962 $4,487
1961 $4,457
1960 $4,397
1959 $4,323
1958 $4,248
1957 $4,128
1956 $4,009
1955 $3,994
1954 $4,024
1953 $3,994
1952 $3,964
1951 $3,739
1950 $3,530
1949 $3,605
1948 $3,500
1947 $3,216
1946 $2,722
1945 $2,662
1944 $2,603
1943 $2,528
1942 $2,318
1941 $2,109
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,094
1939 $2,094
1938 $2,154
1937 $2,094
1936 $2,064
1935 $2,004
1934 $1,974
1933 $1,959
1932 $2,184
1931 $2,408
1930 $2,573
1929 $2,558
1928 $2,588
1927 $2,647
1926 $2,677
1925 $2,588
1924 $2,588
1923 $2,528
1922 $2,588
1921 $2,902
1920 $2,827
1919 $2,468
1918 $2,049
1917 $1,735
1916 $1,541
1915 $1,511
1914 $1,496