Calculate the Value of $72,000 in 1988

What is $72k in 1988 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $72,000 from 1988 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$191,384
Adjusted for inflation, $72,000 in 1988 is equal to $191,384 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.75%.
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How much is $72,000 in 1988 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $191,384
2023 $185,177
2022 $173,949
2021 $162,514
2020 $160,330
2019 $156,748
2018 $153,810
2017 $150,633
2016 $147,572
2015 $146,503
2014 $145,403
2013 $143,252
2012 $140,801
2011 $136,749
2010 $134,734
2009 $131,165
2008 $131,045
2007 $125,906
2006 $122,787
2005 $118,731
2004 $114,988
2003 $112,867
2002 $110,246
2001 $108,562
2000 $105,005
1999 $102,260
1998 $100,638
1997 $98,953
Year Equivalent
1996 $95,771
1995 $93,400
1994 $90,967
1993 $88,534
1992 $86,038
1991 $83,480
1990 $78,676
1989 $75,182
1988 $72,000
1987 $68,943
1986 $68,194
1985 $65,698
1984 $63,203
1983 $60,894
1982 $58,648
1981 $53,844
1980 $47,854
1979 $42,239
1978 $38,745
1977 $36,312
1976 $34,627
1975 $32,381
1974 $28,825
1973 $26,516
1972 $25,643
1971 $24,832
1970 $23,522
1969 $22,149
Year Equivalent
1968 $21,151
1967 $20,527
1966 $19,841
1965 $19,466
1964 $19,279
1963 $18,967
1962 $18,718
1961 $18,593
1960 $18,343
1959 $18,031
1958 $17,719
1957 $17,220
1956 $16,721
1955 $16,659
1954 $16,783
1953 $16,659
1952 $16,534
1951 $15,598
1950 $14,724
1949 $15,036
1948 $14,600
1947 $13,414
1946 $11,355
1945 $11,106
1944 $10,856
1943 $10,544
1942 $9,671
1941 $8,797
Year Equivalent
1940 $8,735
1939 $8,735
1938 $8,984
1937 $8,735
1936 $8,610
1935 $8,360
1934 $8,236
1933 $8,173
1932 $9,109
1931 $10,045
1930 $10,731
1929 $10,669
1928 $10,794
1927 $11,043
1926 $11,168
1925 $10,794
1924 $10,794
1923 $10,544
1922 $10,794
1921 $12,104
1920 $11,792
1919 $10,295
1918 $8,548
1917 $7,237
1916 $6,426
1915 $6,302
1914 $6,239