Calculate the Value of $5,300 in 1938

What is $5.3k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,300 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$112,900
Adjusted for inflation, $5,300 in 1938 is equal to $112,900 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $5,300 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $112,900
2023 $109,238
2022 $102,615
2021 $95,869
2020 $94,581
2019 $92,468
2018 $90,735
2017 $88,860
2016 $87,054
2015 $86,424
2014 $85,775
2013 $84,506
2012 $83,060
2011 $80,670
2010 $79,481
2009 $77,376
2008 $77,305
2007 $74,274
2006 $72,433
2005 $70,041
2004 $67,833
2003 $66,581
2002 $65,035
2001 $64,042
2000 $61,944
1999 $60,324
1998 $59,367
1997 $58,374
Year Equivalent
1996 $56,497
1995 $55,098
1994 $53,663
1993 $52,227
1992 $50,755
1991 $49,246
1990 $46,412
1989 $44,351
1988 $42,474
1987 $40,670
1986 $40,228
1985 $38,756
1984 $37,284
1983 $35,922
1982 $34,597
1981 $31,763
1980 $28,230
1979 $24,917
1978 $22,856
1977 $21,421
1976 $20,427
1975 $19,102
1974 $17,004
1973 $15,642
1972 $15,127
1971 $14,649
1970 $13,876
1969 $13,066
Year Equivalent
1968 $12,477
1967 $12,109
1966 $11,704
1965 $11,483
1964 $11,373
1963 $11,189
1962 $11,042
1961 $10,968
1960 $10,821
1959 $10,637
1958 $10,453
1957 $10,158
1956 $9,864
1955 $9,827
1954 $9,901
1953 $9,827
1952 $9,753
1951 $9,201
1950 $8,686
1949 $8,870
1948 $8,613
1947 $7,913
1946 $6,699
1945 $6,551
1944 $6,404
1943 $6,220
1942 $5,705
1941 $5,190
Year Equivalent
1940 $5,153
1939 $5,153
1938 $5,300
1937 $5,153
1936 $5,079
1935 $4,932
1934 $4,858
1933 $4,822
1932 $5,374
1931 $5,926
1930 $6,331
1929 $6,294
1928 $6,367
1927 $6,515
1926 $6,588
1925 $6,367
1924 $6,367
1923 $6,220
1922 $6,367
1921 $7,140
1920 $6,956
1919 $6,073
1918 $5,042
1917 $4,269
1916 $3,791
1915 $3,717
1914 $3,681