Calculate the Value of $2,000 in 1981

What is $2k in 1981 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,000 from 1981 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$7,109
Adjusted for inflation, $2,000 in 1981 is equal to $7,109 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.99%.
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How much is $2,000 in 1981 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $7,109
2023 $6,878
2022 $6,461
2021 $6,036
2020 $5,955
2019 $5,822
2018 $5,713
2017 $5,595
2016 $5,481
2015 $5,442
2014 $5,401
2013 $5,321
2012 $5,230
2011 $5,079
2010 $5,005
2009 $4,872
2008 $4,868
2007 $4,677
2006 $4,561
2005 $4,410
2004 $4,271
2003 $4,192
2002 $4,095
2001 $4,032
2000 $3,900
1999 $3,798
1998 $3,738
1997 $3,676
Year Equivalent
1996 $3,557
1995 $3,469
1994 $3,379
1993 $3,289
1992 $3,196
1991 $3,101
1990 $2,922
1989 $2,793
1988 $2,674
1987 $2,561
1986 $2,533
1985 $2,440
1984 $2,348
1983 $2,262
1982 $2,178
1981 $2,000
1980 $1,778
1979 $1,569
1978 $1,439
1977 $1,349
1976 $1,286
1975 $1,203
1974 $1,071
1973 $985
1972 $952
1971 $922
1970 $874
1969 $823
Year Equivalent
1968 $786
1967 $762
1966 $737
1965 $723
1964 $716
1963 $705
1962 $695
1961 $691
1960 $681
1959 $670
1958 $658
1957 $640
1956 $621
1955 $619
1954 $623
1953 $619
1952 $614
1951 $579
1950 $547
1949 $559
1948 $542
1947 $498
1946 $422
1945 $413
1944 $403
1943 $392
1942 $359
1941 $327
Year Equivalent
1940 $324
1939 $324
1938 $334
1937 $324
1936 $320
1935 $311
1934 $306
1933 $304
1932 $338
1931 $373
1930 $399
1929 $396
1928 $401
1927 $410
1926 $415
1925 $401
1924 $401
1923 $392
1922 $401
1921 $450
1920 $438
1919 $382
1918 $317
1917 $269
1916 $239
1915 $234
1914 $232