Calculate the Value of $6,500 in 1938

What is $6.5k in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $6,500 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$138,462
Adjusted for inflation, $6,500 in 1938 is equal to $138,462 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $6,500 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $138,462
2023 $133,971
2022 $125,848
2021 $117,575
2020 $115,995
2019 $113,404
2018 $111,278
2017 $108,980
2016 $106,765
2015 $105,992
2014 $105,196
2013 $103,639
2012 $101,866
2011 $98,935
2010 $97,477
2009 $94,895
2008 $94,808
2007 $91,090
2006 $88,833
2005 $85,899
2004 $83,191
2003 $81,656
2002 $79,760
2001 $78,542
2000 $75,969
1999 $73,983
1998 $72,809
1997 $71,590
Year Equivalent
1996 $69,288
1995 $67,573
1994 $65,813
1993 $64,052
1992 $62,247
1991 $60,396
1990 $56,920
1989 $54,392
1988 $52,090
1987 $49,878
1986 $49,337
1985 $47,531
1984 $45,726
1983 $44,056
1982 $42,431
1981 $38,955
1980 $34,622
1979 $30,559
1978 $28,031
1977 $26,271
1976 $25,052
1975 $23,427
1974 $20,854
1973 $19,184
1972 $18,552
1971 $17,965
1970 $17,017
1969 $16,024
Year Equivalent
1968 $15,302
1967 $14,851
1966 $14,354
1965 $14,083
1964 $13,948
1963 $13,722
1962 $13,542
1961 $13,451
1960 $13,271
1959 $13,045
1958 $12,819
1957 $12,458
1956 $12,097
1955 $12,052
1954 $12,142
1953 $12,052
1952 $11,962
1951 $11,285
1950 $10,653
1949 $10,878
1948 $10,563
1947 $9,705
1946 $8,215
1945 $8,035
1944 $7,854
1943 $7,628
1942 $6,997
1941 $6,365
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,319
1939 $6,319
1938 $6,500
1937 $6,319
1936 $6,229
1935 $6,049
1934 $5,958
1933 $5,913
1932 $6,590
1931 $7,267
1930 $7,764
1929 $7,719
1928 $7,809
1927 $7,990
1926 $8,080
1925 $7,809
1924 $7,809
1923 $7,628
1922 $7,809
1921 $8,757
1920 $8,531
1919 $7,448
1918 $6,184
1917 $5,236
1916 $4,649
1915 $4,559
1914 $4,514