Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1934

What is $8.5k in 1934 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1934 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$197,526
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1934 is equal to $197,526 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.56%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1934 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $197,526
2023 $191,119
2022 $179,532
2021 $167,729
2020 $165,476
2019 $161,779
2018 $158,747
2017 $155,468
2016 $152,308
2015 $151,205
2014 $150,069
2013 $147,849
2012 $145,319
2011 $141,138
2010 $139,058
2009 $135,374
2008 $135,250
2007 $129,947
2006 $126,727
2005 $122,542
2004 $118,678
2003 $116,489
2002 $113,784
2001 $112,045
2000 $108,375
1999 $105,542
1998 $103,867
1997 $102,129
Year Equivalent
1996 $98,845
1995 $96,398
1994 $93,886
1993 $91,375
1992 $88,799
1991 $86,159
1990 $81,201
1989 $77,595
1988 $74,311
1987 $71,155
1986 $70,383
1985 $67,807
1984 $65,231
1983 $62,848
1982 $60,530
1981 $55,572
1980 $49,390
1979 $43,595
1978 $39,989
1977 $37,477
1976 $35,739
1975 $33,420
1974 $29,750
1973 $27,367
1972 $26,466
1971 $25,629
1970 $24,277
1969 $22,860
Year Equivalent
1968 $21,830
1967 $21,186
1966 $20,477
1965 $20,091
1964 $19,898
1963 $19,576
1962 $19,318
1961 $19,189
1960 $18,932
1959 $18,610
1958 $18,288
1957 $17,773
1956 $17,258
1955 $17,193
1954 $17,322
1953 $17,193
1952 $17,064
1951 $16,098
1950 $15,197
1949 $15,519
1948 $15,068
1947 $13,845
1946 $11,720
1945 $11,462
1944 $11,205
1943 $10,883
1942 $9,981
1941 $9,080
Year Equivalent
1940 $9,015
1939 $9,015
1938 $9,273
1937 $9,015
1936 $8,886
1935 $8,629
1934 $8,500
1933 $8,436
1932 $9,402
1931 $10,367
1930 $11,076
1929 $11,011
1928 $11,140
1927 $11,398
1926 $11,527
1925 $11,140
1924 $11,140
1923 $10,883
1922 $11,140
1921 $12,492
1920 $12,170
1919 $10,625
1918 $8,822
1917 $7,470
1916 $6,633
1915 $6,504
1914 $6,439