Calculate the Value of $55,000 in 1948

What is $55k in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $55,000 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$720,984
Adjusted for inflation, $55,000 in 1948 is equal to $720,984 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $55,000 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $720,984
2023 $697,600
2022 $655,304
2021 $612,225
2020 $603,999
2019 $590,505
2018 $579,437
2017 $567,468
2016 $555,935
2015 $551,909
2014 $547,765
2013 $539,660
2012 $530,426
2011 $515,164
2010 $507,572
2009 $494,126
2008 $493,674
2007 $474,316
2006 $462,564
2005 $447,286
2004 $433,184
2003 $425,192
2002 $415,321
2001 $408,974
2000 $395,577
1999 $385,235
1998 $379,124
1997 $372,778
Year Equivalent
1996 $360,791
1995 $351,859
1994 $342,692
1993 $333,526
1992 $324,124
1991 $314,487
1990 $296,389
1989 $283,226
1988 $271,239
1987 $259,722
1986 $256,902
1985 $247,500
1984 $238,098
1983 $229,402
1982 $220,940
1981 $202,842
1980 $180,278
1979 $159,124
1978 $145,962
1977 $136,795
1976 $130,449
1975 $121,987
1974 $108,590
1973 $99,893
1972 $96,603
1971 $93,547
1970 $88,611
1969 $83,440
Year Equivalent
1968 $79,679
1967 $77,329
1966 $74,744
1965 $73,333
1964 $72,628
1963 $71,453
1962 $70,513
1961 $70,043
1960 $69,103
1959 $67,927
1958 $66,752
1957 $64,872
1956 $62,991
1955 $62,756
1954 $63,226
1953 $62,756
1952 $62,286
1951 $58,761
1950 $55,470
1949 $56,645
1948 $55,000
1947 $50,534
1946 $42,778
1945 $41,838
1944 $40,897
1943 $39,722
1942 $36,432
1941 $33,141
Year Equivalent
1940 $32,906
1939 $32,906
1938 $33,846
1937 $32,906
1936 $32,436
1935 $31,496
1934 $31,026
1933 $30,791
1932 $34,316
1931 $37,842
1930 $40,427
1929 $40,192
1928 $40,662
1927 $41,603
1926 $42,073
1925 $40,662
1924 $40,662
1923 $39,722
1922 $40,662
1921 $45,598
1920 $44,423
1919 $38,782
1918 $32,201
1917 $27,265
1916 $24,209
1915 $23,739
1914 $23,504