Calculate the Value of $97,000 in 1938

What is $97k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $97,000 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$2,066,275
Adjusted for inflation, $97,000 in 1938 is equal to $2,066,275 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $97,000 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $2,066,275
2023 $1,999,258
2022 $1,878,041
2021 $1,754,582
2020 $1,731,005
2019 $1,692,333
2018 $1,660,613
2017 $1,626,313
2016 $1,593,259
2015 $1,581,720
2014 $1,569,844
2013 $1,546,618
2012 $1,520,152
2011 $1,476,414
2010 $1,454,656
2009 $1,416,119
2008 $1,414,826
2007 $1,359,347
2006 $1,325,667
2005 $1,281,882
2004 $1,241,465
2003 $1,218,563
2002 $1,190,271
2001 $1,172,083
2000 $1,133,688
1999 $1,104,049
1998 $1,086,535
1997 $1,068,347
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,033,993
1995 $1,008,396
1994 $982,125
1993 $955,854
1992 $928,910
1991 $901,292
1990 $849,424
1989 $811,701
1988 $777,347
1987 $744,340
1986 $736,257
1985 $709,313
1984 $682,368
1983 $657,444
1982 $633,194
1981 $581,326
1980 $516,660
1979 $456,035
1978 $418,313
1977 $392,042
1976 $373,854
1975 $349,604
1974 $311,208
1973 $286,285
1972 $276,854
1971 $268,097
1970 $253,951
1969 $239,132
Year Equivalent
1968 $228,354
1967 $221,618
1966 $214,208
1965 $210,167
1964 $208,146
1963 $204,778
1962 $202,083
1961 $200,736
1960 $198,042
1959 $194,674
1958 $191,306
1957 $185,917
1956 $180,528
1955 $179,854
1954 $181,201
1953 $179,854
1952 $178,507
1951 $168,403
1950 $158,972
1949 $162,340
1948 $157,625
1947 $144,826
1946 $122,597
1945 $119,903
1944 $117,208
1943 $113,840
1942 $104,410
1941 $94,979
Year Equivalent
1940 $94,306
1939 $94,306
1938 $97,000
1937 $94,306
1936 $92,958
1935 $90,264
1934 $88,917
1933 $88,243
1932 $98,347
1931 $108,451
1930 $115,861
1929 $115,188
1928 $116,535
1927 $119,229
1926 $120,576
1925 $116,535
1924 $116,535
1923 $113,840
1922 $116,535
1921 $130,681
1920 $127,313
1919 $111,146
1918 $92,285
1917 $78,139
1916 $69,382
1915 $68,035
1914 $67,361