Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1972

What is $5.5k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$41,049
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1972 is equal to $41,049 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $41,049
2023 $39,717
2022 $37,309
2021 $34,857
2020 $34,388
2019 $33,620
2018 $32,990
2017 $32,308
2016 $31,652
2015 $31,423
2014 $31,187
2013 $30,725
2012 $30,199
2011 $29,331
2010 $28,898
2009 $28,133
2008 $28,107
2007 $27,005
2006 $26,336
2005 $25,466
2004 $24,663
2003 $24,208
2002 $23,646
2001 $23,285
2000 $22,522
1999 $21,933
1998 $21,585
1997 $21,224
Year Equivalent
1996 $20,541
1995 $20,033
1994 $19,511
1993 $18,989
1992 $18,454
1991 $17,905
1990 $16,875
1989 $16,125
1988 $15,443
1987 $14,787
1986 $14,627
1985 $14,091
1984 $13,556
1983 $13,061
1982 $12,579
1981 $11,549
1980 $10,264
1979 $9,060
1978 $8,310
1977 $7,788
1976 $7,427
1975 $6,945
1974 $6,182
1973 $5,687
1972 $5,500
1971 $5,326
1970 $5,045
1969 $4,751
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,536
1967 $4,403
1966 $4,255
1965 $4,175
1964 $4,135
1963 $4,068
1962 $4,015
1961 $3,988
1960 $3,934
1959 $3,867
1958 $3,800
1957 $3,693
1956 $3,586
1955 $3,573
1954 $3,600
1953 $3,573
1952 $3,546
1951 $3,345
1950 $3,158
1949 $3,225
1948 $3,131
1947 $2,877
1946 $2,436
1945 $2,382
1944 $2,328
1943 $2,262
1942 $2,074
1941 $1,887
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,873
1939 $1,873
1938 $1,927
1937 $1,873
1936 $1,847
1935 $1,793
1934 $1,766
1933 $1,753
1932 $1,954
1931 $2,155
1930 $2,302
1929 $2,288
1928 $2,315
1927 $2,369
1926 $2,395
1925 $2,315
1924 $2,315
1923 $2,262
1922 $2,315
1921 $2,596
1920 $2,529
1919 $2,208
1918 $1,833
1917 $1,552
1916 $1,378
1915 $1,352
1914 $1,338