Calculate the Value of $1,000 in 1938

What is $1k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $1,000 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$21,302
Adjusted for inflation, $1,000 in 1938 is equal to $21,302 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $1,000 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $21,302
2023 $20,611
2022 $19,361
2021 $18,088
2020 $17,845
2019 $17,447
2018 $17,120
2017 $16,766
2016 $16,425
2015 $16,306
2014 $16,184
2013 $15,945
2012 $15,672
2011 $15,221
2010 $14,996
2009 $14,599
2008 $14,586
2007 $14,014
2006 $13,667
2005 $13,215
2004 $12,799
2003 $12,563
2002 $12,271
2001 $12,083
2000 $11,688
1999 $11,382
1998 $11,201
1997 $11,014
Year Equivalent
1996 $10,660
1995 $10,396
1994 $10,125
1993 $9,854
1992 $9,576
1991 $9,292
1990 $8,757
1989 $8,368
1988 $8,014
1987 $7,674
1986 $7,590
1985 $7,313
1984 $7,035
1983 $6,778
1982 $6,528
1981 $5,993
1980 $5,326
1979 $4,701
1978 $4,313
1977 $4,042
1976 $3,854
1975 $3,604
1974 $3,208
1973 $2,951
1972 $2,854
1971 $2,764
1970 $2,618
1969 $2,465
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,354
1967 $2,285
1966 $2,208
1965 $2,167
1964 $2,146
1963 $2,111
1962 $2,083
1961 $2,069
1960 $2,042
1959 $2,007
1958 $1,972
1957 $1,917
1956 $1,861
1955 $1,854
1954 $1,868
1953 $1,854
1952 $1,840
1951 $1,736
1950 $1,639
1949 $1,674
1948 $1,625
1947 $1,493
1946 $1,264
1945 $1,236
1944 $1,208
1943 $1,174
1942 $1,076
1941 $979
Year Equivalent
1940 $972
1939 $972
1938 $1,000
1937 $972
1936 $958
1935 $931
1934 $917
1933 $910
1932 $1,014
1931 $1,118
1930 $1,194
1929 $1,188
1928 $1,201
1927 $1,229
1926 $1,243
1925 $1,201
1924 $1,201
1923 $1,174
1922 $1,201
1921 $1,347
1920 $1,313
1919 $1,146
1918 $951
1917 $806
1916 $715
1915 $701
1914 $694