Calculate the Value of $7,500 in 1938

What is $7.5k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $7,500 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$159,764
Adjusted for inflation, $7,500 in 1938 is equal to $159,764 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $7,500 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $159,764
2023 $154,582
2022 $145,209
2021 $135,664
2020 $133,841
2019 $130,851
2018 $128,398
2017 $125,746
2016 $123,190
2015 $122,298
2014 $121,380
2013 $119,584
2012 $117,538
2011 $114,156
2010 $112,473
2009 $109,494
2008 $109,394
2007 $105,104
2006 $102,500
2005 $99,115
2004 $95,990
2003 $94,219
2002 $92,031
2001 $90,625
2000 $87,656
1999 $85,365
1998 $84,010
1997 $82,604
Year Equivalent
1996 $79,948
1995 $77,969
1994 $75,938
1993 $73,906
1992 $71,823
1991 $69,688
1990 $65,677
1989 $62,760
1988 $60,104
1987 $57,552
1986 $56,927
1985 $54,844
1984 $52,760
1983 $50,833
1982 $48,958
1981 $44,948
1980 $39,948
1979 $35,260
1978 $32,344
1977 $30,313
1976 $28,906
1975 $27,031
1974 $24,063
1973 $22,135
1972 $21,406
1971 $20,729
1970 $19,635
1969 $18,490
Year Equivalent
1968 $17,656
1967 $17,135
1966 $16,563
1965 $16,250
1964 $16,094
1963 $15,833
1962 $15,625
1961 $15,521
1960 $15,313
1959 $15,052
1958 $14,792
1957 $14,375
1956 $13,958
1955 $13,906
1954 $14,010
1953 $13,906
1952 $13,802
1951 $13,021
1950 $12,292
1949 $12,552
1948 $12,188
1947 $11,198
1946 $9,479
1945 $9,271
1944 $9,063
1943 $8,802
1942 $8,073
1941 $7,344
Year Equivalent
1940 $7,292
1939 $7,292
1938 $7,500
1937 $7,292
1936 $7,188
1935 $6,979
1934 $6,875
1933 $6,823
1932 $7,604
1931 $8,385
1930 $8,958
1929 $8,906
1928 $9,010
1927 $9,219
1926 $9,323
1925 $9,010
1924 $9,010
1923 $8,802
1922 $9,010
1921 $10,104
1920 $9,844
1919 $8,594
1918 $7,135
1917 $6,042
1916 $5,365
1915 $5,260
1914 $5,208