Calculate the Value of $5,300 in 1979

What is $5.3k in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,300 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$24,014
Adjusted for inflation, $5,300 in 1979 is equal to $24,014 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $5,300 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $24,014
2023 $23,235
2022 $21,826
2021 $20,392
2020 $20,118
2019 $19,668
2018 $19,300
2017 $18,901
2016 $18,517
2015 $18,383
2014 $18,245
2013 $17,975
2012 $17,667
2011 $17,159
2010 $16,906
2009 $16,458
2008 $16,443
2007 $15,798
2006 $15,407
2005 $14,898
2004 $14,428
2003 $14,162
2002 $13,833
2001 $13,622
2000 $13,176
1999 $12,831
1998 $12,628
1997 $12,416
Year Equivalent
1996 $12,017
1995 $11,719
1994 $11,414
1993 $11,109
1992 $10,796
1991 $10,475
1990 $9,872
1989 $9,434
1988 $9,034
1987 $8,651
1986 $8,557
1985 $8,244
1984 $7,930
1983 $7,641
1982 $7,359
1981 $6,756
1980 $6,005
1979 $5,300
1978 $4,862
1977 $4,556
1976 $4,345
1975 $4,063
1974 $3,617
1973 $3,327
1972 $3,218
1971 $3,116
1970 $2,951
1969 $2,779
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,654
1967 $2,576
1966 $2,490
1965 $2,443
1964 $2,419
1963 $2,380
1962 $2,349
1961 $2,333
1960 $2,302
1959 $2,262
1958 $2,223
1957 $2,161
1956 $2,098
1955 $2,090
1954 $2,106
1953 $2,090
1952 $2,075
1951 $1,957
1950 $1,848
1949 $1,887
1948 $1,832
1947 $1,683
1946 $1,425
1945 $1,394
1944 $1,362
1943 $1,323
1942 $1,213
1941 $1,104
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,096
1939 $1,096
1938 $1,127
1937 $1,096
1936 $1,080
1935 $1,049
1934 $1,033
1933 $1,026
1932 $1,143
1931 $1,260
1930 $1,347
1929 $1,339
1928 $1,354
1927 $1,386
1926 $1,401
1925 $1,354
1924 $1,354
1923 $1,323
1922 $1,354
1921 $1,519
1920 $1,480
1919 $1,292
1918 $1,073
1917 $908
1916 $806
1915 $791
1914 $783