Calculate the Value of $4,500 in 1938

What is $4.5k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $4,500 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$95,858
Adjusted for inflation, $4,500 in 1938 is equal to $95,858 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $4,500 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $95,858
2023 $92,749
2022 $87,126
2021 $81,398
2020 $80,304
2019 $78,510
2018 $77,039
2017 $75,448
2016 $73,914
2015 $73,379
2014 $72,828
2013 $71,750
2012 $70,523
2011 $68,493
2010 $67,484
2009 $65,696
2008 $65,636
2007 $63,063
2006 $61,500
2005 $59,469
2004 $57,594
2003 $56,531
2002 $55,219
2001 $54,375
2000 $52,594
1999 $51,219
1998 $50,406
1997 $49,563
Year Equivalent
1996 $47,969
1995 $46,781
1994 $45,563
1993 $44,344
1992 $43,094
1991 $41,813
1990 $39,406
1989 $37,656
1988 $36,063
1987 $34,531
1986 $34,156
1985 $32,906
1984 $31,656
1983 $30,500
1982 $29,375
1981 $26,969
1980 $23,969
1979 $21,156
1978 $19,406
1977 $18,188
1976 $17,344
1975 $16,219
1974 $14,438
1973 $13,281
1972 $12,844
1971 $12,438
1970 $11,781
1969 $11,094
Year Equivalent
1968 $10,594
1967 $10,281
1966 $9,938
1965 $9,750
1964 $9,656
1963 $9,500
1962 $9,375
1961 $9,313
1960 $9,188
1959 $9,031
1958 $8,875
1957 $8,625
1956 $8,375
1955 $8,344
1954 $8,406
1953 $8,344
1952 $8,281
1951 $7,813
1950 $7,375
1949 $7,531
1948 $7,313
1947 $6,719
1946 $5,688
1945 $5,563
1944 $5,438
1943 $5,281
1942 $4,844
1941 $4,406
Year Equivalent
1940 $4,375
1939 $4,375
1938 $4,500
1937 $4,375
1936 $4,313
1935 $4,188
1934 $4,125
1933 $4,094
1932 $4,563
1931 $5,031
1930 $5,375
1929 $5,344
1928 $5,406
1927 $5,531
1926 $5,594
1925 $5,406
1924 $5,406
1923 $5,281
1922 $5,406
1921 $6,063
1920 $5,906
1919 $5,156
1918 $4,281
1917 $3,625
1916 $3,219
1915 $3,156
1914 $3,125