Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1938

What is $8.5k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$181,065
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1938 is equal to $181,065 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $181,065
2023 $175,193
2022 $164,571
2021 $153,752
2020 $151,686
2019 $148,297
2018 $145,518
2017 $142,512
2016 $139,615
2015 $138,604
2014 $137,564
2013 $135,528
2012 $133,209
2011 $129,376
2010 $127,470
2009 $124,093
2008 $123,980
2007 $119,118
2006 $116,167
2005 $112,330
2004 $108,788
2003 $106,781
2002 $104,302
2001 $102,708
2000 $99,344
1999 $96,747
1998 $95,212
1997 $93,618
Year Equivalent
1996 $90,608
1995 $88,365
1994 $86,063
1993 $83,760
1992 $81,399
1991 $78,979
1990 $74,434
1989 $71,128
1988 $68,118
1987 $65,226
1986 $64,517
1985 $62,156
1984 $59,795
1983 $57,611
1982 $55,486
1981 $50,941
1980 $45,274
1979 $39,962
1978 $36,656
1977 $34,354
1976 $32,760
1975 $30,635
1974 $27,271
1973 $25,087
1972 $24,260
1971 $23,493
1970 $22,253
1969 $20,955
Year Equivalent
1968 $20,010
1967 $19,420
1966 $18,771
1965 $18,417
1964 $18,240
1963 $17,944
1962 $17,708
1961 $17,590
1960 $17,354
1959 $17,059
1958 $16,764
1957 $16,292
1956 $15,819
1955 $15,760
1954 $15,878
1953 $15,760
1952 $15,642
1951 $14,757
1950 $13,931
1949 $14,226
1948 $13,813
1947 $12,691
1946 $10,743
1945 $10,507
1944 $10,271
1943 $9,976
1942 $9,149
1941 $8,323
Year Equivalent
1940 $8,264
1939 $8,264
1938 $8,500
1937 $8,264
1936 $8,146
1935 $7,910
1934 $7,792
1933 $7,733
1932 $8,618
1931 $9,503
1930 $10,153
1929 $10,094
1928 $10,212
1927 $10,448
1926 $10,566
1925 $10,212
1924 $10,212
1923 $9,976
1922 $10,212
1921 $11,451
1920 $11,156
1919 $9,740
1918 $8,087
1917 $6,847
1916 $6,080
1915 $5,962
1914 $5,903