Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1938

What is $5.5k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$117,160
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1938 is equal to $117,160 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $117,160
2023 $113,360
2022 $106,487
2021 $99,487
2020 $98,150
2019 $95,957
2018 $94,158
2017 $92,214
2016 $90,339
2015 $89,685
2014 $89,012
2013 $87,695
2012 $86,194
2011 $83,714
2010 $82,481
2009 $80,295
2008 $80,222
2007 $77,076
2006 $75,167
2005 $72,684
2004 $70,392
2003 $69,094
2002 $67,490
2001 $66,458
2000 $64,281
1999 $62,601
1998 $61,608
1997 $60,576
Year Equivalent
1996 $58,628
1995 $57,177
1994 $55,688
1993 $54,198
1992 $52,670
1991 $51,104
1990 $48,163
1989 $46,024
1988 $44,076
1987 $42,205
1986 $41,747
1985 $40,219
1984 $38,691
1983 $37,278
1982 $35,903
1981 $32,962
1980 $29,295
1979 $25,858
1978 $23,719
1977 $22,229
1976 $21,198
1975 $19,823
1974 $17,646
1973 $16,233
1972 $15,698
1971 $15,201
1970 $14,399
1969 $13,559
Year Equivalent
1968 $12,948
1967 $12,566
1966 $12,146
1965 $11,917
1964 $11,802
1963 $11,611
1962 $11,458
1961 $11,382
1960 $11,229
1959 $11,038
1958 $10,847
1957 $10,542
1956 $10,236
1955 $10,198
1954 $10,274
1953 $10,198
1952 $10,122
1951 $9,549
1950 $9,014
1949 $9,205
1948 $8,938
1947 $8,212
1946 $6,951
1945 $6,799
1944 $6,646
1943 $6,455
1942 $5,920
1941 $5,385
Year Equivalent
1940 $5,347
1939 $5,347
1938 $5,500
1937 $5,347
1936 $5,271
1935 $5,118
1934 $5,042
1933 $5,003
1932 $5,576
1931 $6,149
1930 $6,569
1929 $6,531
1928 $6,608
1927 $6,760
1926 $6,837
1925 $6,608
1924 $6,608
1923 $6,455
1922 $6,608
1921 $7,410
1920 $7,219
1919 $6,302
1918 $5,233
1917 $4,431
1916 $3,934
1915 $3,858
1914 $3,819