Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1938

What is $5k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$106,509
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1938 is equal to $106,509 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $106,509
2023 $103,055
2022 $96,806
2021 $90,442
2020 $89,227
2019 $87,234
2018 $85,599
2017 $83,831
2016 $82,127
2015 $81,532
2014 $80,920
2013 $79,723
2012 $78,358
2011 $76,104
2010 $74,982
2009 $72,996
2008 $72,929
2007 $70,069
2006 $68,333
2005 $66,076
2004 $63,993
2003 $62,813
2002 $61,354
2001 $60,417
2000 $58,438
1999 $56,910
1998 $56,007
1997 $55,069
Year Equivalent
1996 $53,299
1995 $51,979
1994 $50,625
1993 $49,271
1992 $47,882
1991 $46,458
1990 $43,785
1989 $41,840
1988 $40,069
1987 $38,368
1986 $37,951
1985 $36,563
1984 $35,174
1983 $33,889
1982 $32,639
1981 $29,965
1980 $26,632
1979 $23,507
1978 $21,563
1977 $20,208
1976 $19,271
1975 $18,021
1974 $16,042
1973 $14,757
1972 $14,271
1971 $13,819
1970 $13,090
1969 $12,326
Year Equivalent
1968 $11,771
1967 $11,424
1966 $11,042
1965 $10,833
1964 $10,729
1963 $10,556
1962 $10,417
1961 $10,347
1960 $10,208
1959 $10,035
1958 $9,861
1957 $9,583
1956 $9,306
1955 $9,271
1954 $9,340
1953 $9,271
1952 $9,201
1951 $8,681
1950 $8,194
1949 $8,368
1948 $8,125
1947 $7,465
1946 $6,319
1945 $6,181
1944 $6,042
1943 $5,868
1942 $5,382
1941 $4,896
Year Equivalent
1940 $4,861
1939 $4,861
1938 $5,000
1937 $4,861
1936 $4,792
1935 $4,653
1934 $4,583
1933 $4,549
1932 $5,069
1931 $5,590
1930 $5,972
1929 $5,938
1928 $6,007
1927 $6,146
1926 $6,215
1925 $6,007
1924 $6,007
1923 $5,868
1922 $6,007
1921 $6,736
1920 $6,563
1919 $5,729
1918 $4,757
1917 $4,028
1916 $3,576
1915 $3,507
1914 $3,472