Calculate the Value of $2,500 in 1936

What is $2.5k in 1936 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,500 from 1936 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$55,570
Adjusted for inflation, $2,500 in 1936 is equal to $55,570 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.59%.
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How much is $2,500 in 1936 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $55,570
2023 $53,768
2022 $50,508
2021 $47,187
2020 $46,553
2019 $45,513
2018 $44,660
2017 $43,738
2016 $42,849
2015 $42,538
2014 $42,219
2013 $41,594
2012 $40,883
2011 $39,706
2010 $39,121
2009 $38,085
2008 $38,050
2007 $36,558
2006 $35,652
2005 $34,475
2004 $33,388
2003 $32,772
2002 $32,011
2001 $31,522
2000 $30,489
1999 $29,692
1998 $29,221
1997 $28,732
Year Equivalent
1996 $27,808
1995 $27,120
1994 $26,413
1993 $25,707
1992 $24,982
1991 $24,239
1990 $22,844
1989 $21,830
1988 $20,906
1987 $20,018
1986 $19,801
1985 $19,076
1984 $18,351
1983 $17,681
1982 $17,029
1981 $15,634
1980 $13,895
1979 $12,264
1978 $11,250
1977 $10,543
1976 $10,054
1975 $9,402
1974 $8,370
1973 $7,699
1972 $7,446
1971 $7,210
1970 $6,830
1969 $6,431
Year Equivalent
1968 $6,141
1967 $5,960
1966 $5,761
1965 $5,652
1964 $5,598
1963 $5,507
1962 $5,435
1961 $5,399
1960 $5,326
1959 $5,236
1958 $5,145
1957 $5,000
1956 $4,855
1955 $4,837
1954 $4,873
1953 $4,837
1952 $4,801
1951 $4,529
1950 $4,275
1949 $4,366
1948 $4,239
1947 $3,895
1946 $3,297
1945 $3,225
1944 $3,152
1943 $3,062
1942 $2,808
1941 $2,554
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,536
1939 $2,536
1938 $2,609
1937 $2,536
1936 $2,500
1935 $2,428
1934 $2,391
1933 $2,373
1932 $2,645
1931 $2,917
1930 $3,116
1929 $3,098
1928 $3,134
1927 $3,207
1926 $3,243
1925 $3,134
1924 $3,134
1923 $3,062
1922 $3,134
1921 $3,514
1920 $3,424
1919 $2,989
1918 $2,482
1917 $2,101
1916 $1,866
1915 $1,830
1914 $1,812