Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1956

What is $8.5k in 1956 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1956 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$97,289
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1956 is equal to $97,289 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.65%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1956 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $97,289
2023 $94,133
2022 $88,426
2021 $82,613
2020 $81,503
2019 $79,682
2018 $78,189
2017 $76,574
2016 $75,017
2015 $74,474
2014 $73,915
2013 $72,821
2012 $71,575
2011 $69,516
2010 $68,491
2009 $66,677
2008 $66,616
2007 $64,004
2006 $62,418
2005 $60,356
2004 $58,453
2003 $57,375
2002 $56,043
2001 $55,187
2000 $53,379
1999 $51,983
1998 $51,159
1997 $50,302
Year Equivalent
1996 $48,685
1995 $47,479
1994 $46,243
1993 $45,006
1992 $43,737
1991 $42,437
1990 $39,994
1989 $38,218
1988 $36,601
1987 $35,047
1986 $34,666
1985 $33,397
1984 $32,129
1983 $30,955
1982 $29,813
1981 $27,371
1980 $24,326
1979 $21,472
1978 $19,696
1977 $18,459
1976 $17,603
1975 $16,461
1974 $14,653
1973 $13,479
1972 $13,035
1971 $12,623
1970 $11,957
1969 $11,259
Year Equivalent
1968 $10,752
1967 $10,435
1966 $10,086
1965 $9,896
1964 $9,800
1963 $9,642
1962 $9,515
1961 $9,451
1960 $9,325
1959 $9,166
1958 $9,007
1957 $8,754
1956 $8,500
1955 $8,468
1954 $8,532
1953 $8,468
1952 $8,405
1951 $7,929
1950 $7,485
1949 $7,644
1948 $7,422
1947 $6,819
1946 $5,772
1945 $5,646
1944 $5,519
1943 $5,360
1942 $4,916
1941 $4,472
Year Equivalent
1940 $4,440
1939 $4,440
1938 $4,567
1937 $4,440
1936 $4,377
1935 $4,250
1934 $4,187
1933 $4,155
1932 $4,631
1931 $5,106
1930 $5,455
1929 $5,424
1928 $5,487
1927 $5,614
1926 $5,677
1925 $5,487
1924 $5,487
1923 $5,360
1922 $5,487
1921 $6,153
1920 $5,994
1919 $5,233
1918 $4,345
1917 $3,679
1916 $3,267
1915 $3,203
1914 $3,172