Calculate the Value of $5,000 in 1939

What is $5k in 1939 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,000 from 1939 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$109,552
Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1939 is equal to $109,552 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $5,000 in 1939 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $109,552
2023 $105,999
2022 $99,572
2021 $93,026
2020 $91,776
2019 $89,726
2018 $88,044
2017 $86,226
2016 $84,473
2015 $83,861
2014 $83,232
2013 $82,000
2012 $80,597
2011 $78,278
2010 $77,125
2009 $75,081
2008 $75,013
2007 $72,071
2006 $70,286
2005 $67,964
2004 $65,821
2003 $64,607
2002 $63,107
2001 $62,143
2000 $60,107
1999 $58,536
1998 $57,607
1997 $56,643
Year Equivalent
1996 $54,821
1995 $53,464
1994 $52,071
1993 $50,679
1992 $49,250
1991 $47,786
1990 $45,036
1989 $43,036
1988 $41,214
1987 $39,464
1986 $39,036
1985 $37,607
1984 $36,179
1983 $34,857
1982 $33,571
1981 $30,821
1980 $27,393
1979 $24,179
1978 $22,179
1977 $20,786
1976 $19,821
1975 $18,536
1974 $16,500
1973 $15,179
1972 $14,679
1971 $14,214
1970 $13,464
1969 $12,679
Year Equivalent
1968 $12,107
1967 $11,750
1966 $11,357
1965 $11,143
1964 $11,036
1963 $10,857
1962 $10,714
1961 $10,643
1960 $10,500
1959 $10,321
1958 $10,143
1957 $9,857
1956 $9,571
1955 $9,536
1954 $9,607
1953 $9,536
1952 $9,464
1951 $8,929
1950 $8,429
1949 $8,607
1948 $8,357
1947 $7,679
1946 $6,500
1945 $6,357
1944 $6,214
1943 $6,036
1942 $5,536
1941 $5,036
Year Equivalent
1940 $5,000
1939 $5,000
1938 $5,143
1937 $5,000
1936 $4,929
1935 $4,786
1934 $4,714
1933 $4,679
1932 $5,214
1931 $5,750
1930 $6,143
1929 $6,107
1928 $6,179
1927 $6,321
1926 $6,393
1925 $6,179
1924 $6,179
1923 $6,036
1922 $6,179
1921 $6,929
1920 $6,750
1919 $5,893
1918 $4,893
1917 $4,143
1916 $3,679
1915 $3,607
1914 $3,571