Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1948

What is $5.5k in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$72,098
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1948 is equal to $72,098 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $72,098
2023 $69,760
2022 $65,530
2021 $61,223
2020 $60,400
2019 $59,050
2018 $57,944
2017 $56,747
2016 $55,593
2015 $55,191
2014 $54,776
2013 $53,966
2012 $53,043
2011 $51,516
2010 $50,757
2009 $49,413
2008 $49,367
2007 $47,432
2006 $46,256
2005 $44,729
2004 $43,318
2003 $42,519
2002 $41,532
2001 $40,897
2000 $39,558
1999 $38,524
1998 $37,912
1997 $37,278
Year Equivalent
1996 $36,079
1995 $35,186
1994 $34,269
1993 $33,353
1992 $32,412
1991 $31,449
1990 $29,639
1989 $28,323
1988 $27,124
1987 $25,972
1986 $25,690
1985 $24,750
1984 $23,810
1983 $22,940
1982 $22,094
1981 $20,284
1980 $18,028
1979 $15,912
1978 $14,596
1977 $13,679
1976 $13,045
1975 $12,199
1974 $10,859
1973 $9,989
1972 $9,660
1971 $9,355
1970 $8,861
1969 $8,344
Year Equivalent
1968 $7,968
1967 $7,733
1966 $7,474
1965 $7,333
1964 $7,263
1963 $7,145
1962 $7,051
1961 $7,004
1960 $6,910
1959 $6,793
1958 $6,675
1957 $6,487
1956 $6,299
1955 $6,276
1954 $6,323
1953 $6,276
1952 $6,229
1951 $5,876
1950 $5,547
1949 $5,665
1948 $5,500
1947 $5,053
1946 $4,278
1945 $4,184
1944 $4,090
1943 $3,972
1942 $3,643
1941 $3,314
Year Equivalent
1940 $3,291
1939 $3,291
1938 $3,385
1937 $3,291
1936 $3,244
1935 $3,150
1934 $3,103
1933 $3,079
1932 $3,432
1931 $3,784
1930 $4,043
1929 $4,019
1928 $4,066
1927 $4,160
1926 $4,207
1925 $4,066
1924 $4,066
1923 $3,972
1922 $4,066
1921 $4,560
1920 $4,442
1919 $3,878
1918 $3,220
1917 $2,726
1916 $2,421
1915 $2,374
1914 $2,350