Calculate the Value of $2,500 in 1959

What is $2.5k in 1959 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,500 from 1959 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$26,535
Adjusted for inflation, $2,500 in 1959 is equal to $26,535 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $2,500 in 1959 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $26,535
2023 $25,674
2022 $24,118
2021 $22,532
2020 $22,230
2019 $21,733
2018 $21,326
2017 $20,885
2016 $20,461
2015 $20,312
2014 $20,160
2013 $19,862
2012 $19,522
2011 $18,960
2010 $18,681
2009 $18,186
2008 $18,169
2007 $17,457
2006 $17,024
2005 $16,462
2004 $15,943
2003 $15,649
2002 $15,285
2001 $15,052
2000 $14,559
1999 $14,178
1998 $13,953
1997 $13,720
Year Equivalent
1996 $13,279
1995 $12,950
1994 $12,612
1993 $12,275
1992 $11,929
1991 $11,574
1990 $10,908
1989 $10,424
1988 $9,983
1987 $9,559
1986 $9,455
1985 $9,109
1984 $8,763
1983 $8,443
1982 $8,131
1981 $7,465
1980 $6,635
1979 $5,856
1978 $5,372
1977 $5,035
1976 $4,801
1975 $4,490
1974 $3,997
1973 $3,676
1972 $3,555
1971 $3,443
1970 $3,261
1969 $3,071
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,933
1967 $2,846
1966 $2,751
1965 $2,699
1964 $2,673
1963 $2,630
1962 $2,595
1961 $2,578
1960 $2,543
1959 $2,500
1958 $2,457
1957 $2,388
1956 $2,318
1955 $2,310
1954 $2,327
1953 $2,310
1952 $2,292
1951 $2,163
1950 $2,042
1949 $2,085
1948 $2,024
1947 $1,860
1946 $1,574
1945 $1,540
1944 $1,505
1943 $1,462
1942 $1,341
1941 $1,220
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,211
1939 $1,211
1938 $1,246
1937 $1,211
1936 $1,194
1935 $1,159
1934 $1,142
1933 $1,133
1932 $1,263
1931 $1,393
1930 $1,488
1929 $1,479
1928 $1,497
1927 $1,531
1926 $1,548
1925 $1,497
1924 $1,497
1923 $1,462
1922 $1,497
1921 $1,678
1920 $1,635
1919 $1,427
1918 $1,185
1917 $1,003
1916 $891
1915 $874
1914 $865