Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1973

What is $5.5k in 1973 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1973 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$39,697
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1973 is equal to $39,697 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.95%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1973 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $39,697
2023 $38,409
2022 $36,080
2021 $33,708
2020 $33,255
2019 $32,513
2018 $31,903
2017 $31,244
2016 $30,609
2015 $30,387
2014 $30,159
2013 $29,713
2012 $29,205
2011 $28,364
2010 $27,946
2009 $27,206
2008 $27,181
2007 $26,115
2006 $25,468
2005 $24,627
2004 $23,851
2003 $23,411
2002 $22,867
2001 $22,518
2000 $21,780
1999 $21,211
1998 $20,874
1997 $20,525
Year Equivalent
1996 $19,865
1995 $19,373
1994 $18,868
1993 $18,364
1992 $17,846
1991 $17,315
1990 $16,319
1989 $15,594
1988 $14,934
1987 $14,300
1986 $14,145
1985 $13,627
1984 $13,109
1983 $12,631
1982 $12,165
1981 $11,168
1980 $9,926
1979 $8,761
1978 $8,036
1977 $7,532
1976 $7,182
1975 $6,716
1974 $5,979
1973 $5,500
1972 $5,319
1971 $5,151
1970 $4,879
1969 $4,594
Year Equivalent
1968 $4,387
1967 $4,258
1966 $4,115
1965 $4,038
1964 $3,999
1963 $3,934
1962 $3,882
1961 $3,856
1960 $3,805
1959 $3,740
1958 $3,675
1957 $3,572
1956 $3,468
1955 $3,455
1954 $3,481
1953 $3,455
1952 $3,429
1951 $3,235
1950 $3,054
1949 $3,119
1948 $3,028
1947 $2,782
1946 $2,355
1945 $2,304
1944 $2,252
1943 $2,187
1942 $2,006
1941 $1,825
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,812
1939 $1,812
1938 $1,864
1937 $1,812
1936 $1,786
1935 $1,734
1934 $1,708
1933 $1,695
1932 $1,889
1931 $2,084
1930 $2,226
1929 $2,213
1928 $2,239
1927 $2,291
1926 $2,316
1925 $2,239
1924 $2,239
1923 $2,187
1922 $2,239
1921 $2,511
1920 $2,446
1919 $2,135
1918 $1,773
1917 $1,501
1916 $1,333
1915 $1,307
1914 $1,294