Calculate the Value of $5,300 in 1972

What is $5.3k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,300 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$39,556
Adjusted for inflation, $5,300 in 1972 is equal to $39,556 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $5,300 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $39,556
2023 $38,273
2022 $35,953
2021 $33,589
2020 $33,138
2019 $32,397
2018 $31,790
2017 $31,134
2016 $30,501
2015 $30,280
2014 $30,053
2013 $29,608
2012 $29,101
2011 $28,264
2010 $27,847
2009 $27,110
2008 $27,085
2007 $26,023
2006 $25,378
2005 $24,540
2004 $23,766
2003 $23,328
2002 $22,786
2001 $22,438
2000 $21,703
1999 $21,136
1998 $20,800
1997 $20,452
Year Equivalent
1996 $19,794
1995 $19,304
1994 $18,801
1993 $18,299
1992 $17,783
1991 $17,254
1990 $16,261
1989 $15,539
1988 $14,881
1987 $14,249
1986 $14,095
1985 $13,579
1984 $13,063
1983 $12,586
1982 $12,122
1981 $11,129
1980 $9,891
1979 $8,730
1978 $8,008
1977 $7,505
1976 $7,157
1975 $6,693
1974 $5,958
1973 $5,481
1972 $5,300
1971 $5,132
1970 $4,862
1969 $4,578
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,372
1967 $4,243
1966 $4,101
1965 $4,023
1964 $3,985
1963 $3,920
1962 $3,869
1961 $3,843
1960 $3,791
1959 $3,727
1958 $3,662
1957 $3,559
1956 $3,456
1955 $3,443
1954 $3,469
1953 $3,443
1952 $3,417
1951 $3,224
1950 $3,043
1949 $3,108
1948 $3,018
1947 $2,773
1946 $2,347
1945 $2,295
1944 $2,244
1943 $2,179
1942 $1,999
1941 $1,818
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,805
1939 $1,805
1938 $1,857
1937 $1,805
1936 $1,780
1935 $1,728
1934 $1,702
1933 $1,689
1932 $1,883
1931 $2,076
1930 $2,218
1929 $2,205
1928 $2,231
1927 $2,282
1926 $2,308
1925 $2,231
1924 $2,231
1923 $2,179
1922 $2,231
1921 $2,502
1920 $2,437
1919 $2,128
1918 $1,767
1917 $1,496
1916 $1,328
1915 $1,302
1914 $1,290