Calculate the Value of $52,000 in 1972

What is $52k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $52,000 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$388,097
Adjusted for inflation, $52,000 in 1972 is equal to $388,097 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $52,000 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $388,097
2023 $375,510
2022 $352,742
2021 $329,553
2020 $325,125
2019 $317,862
2018 $311,904
2017 $305,461
2016 $299,253
2015 $297,086
2014 $294,855
2013 $290,493
2012 $285,522
2011 $277,307
2010 $273,220
2009 $265,982
2008 $265,739
2007 $255,319
2006 $248,993
2005 $240,769
2004 $233,178
2003 $228,876
2002 $223,562
2001 $220,146
2000 $212,934
1999 $207,367
1998 $204,078
1997 $200,662
Year Equivalent
1996 $194,209
1995 $189,401
1994 $184,467
1993 $179,533
1992 $174,472
1991 $169,285
1990 $159,543
1989 $152,457
1988 $146,005
1987 $139,805
1986 $138,287
1985 $133,226
1984 $128,165
1983 $123,484
1982 $118,929
1981 $109,187
1980 $97,041
1979 $85,655
1978 $78,569
1977 $73,635
1976 $70,219
1975 $65,664
1974 $58,453
1973 $53,771
1972 $52,000
1971 $50,355
1970 $47,698
1969 $44,915
Year Equivalent
1968 $42,891
1967 $41,625
1966 $40,234
1965 $39,474
1964 $39,095
1963 $38,462
1962 $37,956
1961 $37,703
1960 $37,197
1959 $36,564
1958 $35,932
1957 $34,920
1956 $33,908
1955 $33,781
1954 $34,034
1953 $33,781
1952 $33,528
1951 $31,630
1950 $29,859
1949 $30,491
1948 $29,606
1947 $27,202
1946 $23,027
1945 $22,521
1944 $22,015
1943 $21,382
1942 $19,611
1941 $17,839
Year Equivalent
1940 $17,713
1939 $17,713
1938 $18,219
1937 $17,713
1936 $17,460
1935 $16,954
1934 $16,701
1933 $16,574
1932 $18,472
1931 $20,370
1930 $21,762
1929 $21,635
1928 $21,888
1927 $22,394
1926 $22,647
1925 $21,888
1924 $21,888
1923 $21,382
1922 $21,888
1921 $24,545
1920 $23,912
1919 $20,876
1918 $17,333
1917 $14,676
1916 $13,032
1915 $12,779
1914 $12,652