Calculate the Value of $4,800 in 1979

What is $4.8k in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $4,800 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$21,749
Adjusted for inflation, $4,800 in 1979 is equal to $21,749 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $4,800 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $21,749
2023 $21,043
2022 $19,767
2021 $18,468
2020 $18,220
2019 $17,813
2018 $17,479
2017 $17,118
2016 $16,770
2015 $16,648
2014 $16,523
2013 $16,279
2012 $16,000
2011 $15,540
2010 $15,311
2009 $14,905
2008 $14,892
2007 $14,308
2006 $13,953
2005 $13,492
2004 $13,067
2003 $12,826
2002 $12,528
2001 $12,337
2000 $11,933
1999 $11,621
1998 $11,436
1997 $11,245
Year Equivalent
1996 $10,883
1995 $10,614
1994 $10,337
1993 $10,061
1992 $9,777
1991 $9,487
1990 $8,941
1989 $8,544
1988 $8,182
1987 $7,835
1986 $7,749
1985 $7,466
1984 $7,182
1983 $6,920
1982 $6,665
1981 $6,119
1980 $5,438
1979 $4,800
1978 $4,403
1977 $4,126
1976 $3,935
1975 $3,680
1974 $3,276
1973 $3,013
1972 $2,914
1971 $2,822
1970 $2,673
1969 $2,517
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,404
1967 $2,333
1966 $2,255
1965 $2,212
1964 $2,191
1963 $2,155
1962 $2,127
1961 $2,113
1960 $2,084
1959 $2,049
1958 $2,014
1957 $1,957
1956 $1,900
1955 $1,893
1954 $1,907
1953 $1,893
1952 $1,879
1951 $1,773
1950 $1,673
1949 $1,709
1948 $1,659
1947 $1,524
1946 $1,290
1945 $1,262
1944 $1,234
1943 $1,198
1942 $1,099
1941 $1,000
Year Equivalent
1940 $993
1939 $993
1938 $1,021
1937 $993
1936 $978
1935 $950
1934 $936
1933 $929
1932 $1,035
1931 $1,142
1930 $1,219
1929 $1,212
1928 $1,227
1927 $1,255
1926 $1,269
1925 $1,227
1924 $1,227
1923 $1,198
1922 $1,227
1921 $1,375
1920 $1,340
1919 $1,170
1918 $971
1917 $822
1916 $730
1915 $716
1914 $709