Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1955

What is $5.5k in 1955 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1955 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$63,187
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1955 is equal to $63,187 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.60%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1955 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $63,187
2023 $61,138
2022 $57,431
2021 $53,656
2020 $52,935
2019 $51,752
2018 $50,782
2017 $49,733
2016 $48,722
2015 $48,370
2014 $48,006
2013 $47,296
2012 $46,487
2011 $45,149
2010 $44,484
2009 $43,305
2008 $43,266
2007 $41,569
2006 $40,539
2005 $39,200
2004 $37,964
2003 $37,264
2002 $36,399
2001 $35,843
2000 $34,669
1999 $33,762
1998 $33,227
1997 $32,670
Year Equivalent
1996 $31,620
1995 $30,837
1994 $30,034
1993 $29,230
1992 $28,406
1991 $27,562
1990 $25,976
1989 $24,822
1988 $23,772
1987 $22,762
1986 $22,515
1985 $21,691
1984 $20,867
1983 $20,105
1982 $19,363
1981 $17,777
1980 $15,800
1979 $13,946
1978 $12,792
1977 $11,989
1976 $11,433
1975 $10,691
1974 $9,517
1973 $8,755
1972 $8,466
1971 $8,199
1970 $7,766
1969 $7,313
Year Equivalent
1968 $6,983
1967 $6,777
1966 $6,551
1965 $6,427
1964 $6,365
1963 $6,262
1962 $6,180
1961 $6,139
1960 $6,056
1959 $5,953
1958 $5,850
1957 $5,685
1956 $5,521
1955 $5,500
1954 $5,541
1953 $5,500
1952 $5,459
1951 $5,150
1950 $4,861
1949 $4,964
1948 $4,820
1947 $4,429
1946 $3,749
1945 $3,667
1944 $3,584
1943 $3,481
1942 $3,193
1941 $2,904
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,884
1939 $2,884
1938 $2,966
1937 $2,884
1936 $2,843
1935 $2,760
1934 $2,719
1933 $2,699
1932 $3,007
1931 $3,316
1930 $3,543
1929 $3,522
1928 $3,564
1927 $3,646
1926 $3,687
1925 $3,564
1924 $3,564
1923 $3,481
1922 $3,564
1921 $3,996
1920 $3,893
1919 $3,399
1918 $2,822
1917 $2,390
1916 $2,122
1915 $2,081
1914 $2,060