Calculate the Value of $5,200 in 1972

What is $5.2k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,200 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$38,810
Adjusted for inflation, $5,200 in 1972 is equal to $38,810 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $5,200 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $38,810
2023 $37,551
2022 $35,274
2021 $32,955
2020 $32,513
2019 $31,786
2018 $31,190
2017 $30,546
2016 $29,925
2015 $29,709
2014 $29,486
2013 $29,049
2012 $28,552
2011 $27,731
2010 $27,322
2009 $26,598
2008 $26,574
2007 $25,532
2006 $24,899
2005 $24,077
2004 $23,318
2003 $22,888
2002 $22,356
2001 $22,015
2000 $21,293
1999 $20,737
1998 $20,408
1997 $20,066
Year Equivalent
1996 $19,421
1995 $18,940
1994 $18,447
1993 $17,953
1992 $17,447
1991 $16,928
1990 $15,954
1989 $15,246
1988 $14,600
1987 $13,981
1986 $13,829
1985 $13,323
1984 $12,817
1983 $12,348
1982 $11,893
1981 $10,919
1980 $9,704
1979 $8,565
1978 $7,857
1977 $7,364
1976 $7,022
1975 $6,566
1974 $5,845
1973 $5,377
1972 $5,200
1971 $5,036
1970 $4,770
1969 $4,491
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,289
1967 $4,163
1966 $4,023
1965 $3,947
1964 $3,909
1963 $3,846
1962 $3,796
1961 $3,770
1960 $3,720
1959 $3,656
1958 $3,593
1957 $3,492
1956 $3,391
1955 $3,378
1954 $3,403
1953 $3,378
1952 $3,353
1951 $3,163
1950 $2,986
1949 $3,049
1948 $2,961
1947 $2,720
1946 $2,303
1945 $2,252
1944 $2,201
1943 $2,138
1942 $1,961
1941 $1,784
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,771
1939 $1,771
1938 $1,822
1937 $1,771
1936 $1,746
1935 $1,695
1934 $1,670
1933 $1,657
1932 $1,847
1931 $2,037
1930 $2,176
1929 $2,164
1928 $2,189
1927 $2,239
1926 $2,265
1925 $2,189
1924 $2,189
1923 $2,138
1922 $2,189
1921 $2,455
1920 $2,391
1919 $2,088
1918 $1,733
1917 $1,468
1916 $1,303
1915 $1,278
1914 $1,265