Calculate the Value of $3,700 in 1938

What is $3.7k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,700 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$78,817
Adjusted for inflation, $3,700 in 1938 is equal to $78,817 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $3,700 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $78,817
2023 $76,260
2022 $71,637
2021 $66,927
2020 $66,028
2019 $64,553
2018 $63,343
2017 $62,035
2016 $60,774
2015 $60,334
2014 $59,881
2013 $58,995
2012 $57,985
2011 $56,317
2010 $55,487
2009 $54,017
2008 $53,968
2007 $51,851
2006 $50,567
2005 $48,897
2004 $47,355
2003 $46,481
2002 $45,402
2001 $44,708
2000 $43,244
1999 $42,113
1998 $41,445
1997 $40,751
Year Equivalent
1996 $39,441
1995 $38,465
1994 $37,463
1993 $36,460
1992 $35,433
1991 $34,379
1990 $32,401
1989 $30,962
1988 $29,651
1987 $28,392
1986 $28,084
1985 $27,056
1984 $26,028
1983 $25,078
1982 $24,153
1981 $22,174
1980 $19,708
1979 $17,395
1978 $15,956
1977 $14,954
1976 $14,260
1975 $13,335
1974 $11,871
1973 $10,920
1972 $10,560
1971 $10,226
1970 $9,687
1969 $9,122
Year Equivalent
1968 $8,710
1967 $8,453
1966 $8,171
1965 $8,017
1964 $7,940
1963 $7,811
1962 $7,708
1961 $7,657
1960 $7,554
1959 $7,426
1958 $7,297
1957 $7,092
1956 $6,886
1955 $6,860
1954 $6,912
1953 $6,860
1952 $6,809
1951 $6,424
1950 $6,064
1949 $6,192
1948 $6,013
1947 $5,524
1946 $4,676
1945 $4,574
1944 $4,471
1943 $4,342
1942 $3,983
1941 $3,623
Year Equivalent
1940 $3,597
1939 $3,597
1938 $3,700
1937 $3,597
1936 $3,546
1935 $3,443
1934 $3,392
1933 $3,366
1932 $3,751
1931 $4,137
1930 $4,419
1929 $4,394
1928 $4,445
1927 $4,548
1926 $4,599
1925 $4,445
1924 $4,445
1923 $4,342
1922 $4,445
1921 $4,985
1920 $4,856
1919 $4,240
1918 $3,520
1917 $2,981
1916 $2,647
1915 $2,595
1914 $2,569