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Value of $3,000 from 1937 to 2021

$3,000 in 1937 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $56,603.33 today, an increase of $53,603.33 over 84 years.The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.56% per year between 1937 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 1,786.78%.

This means that today's prices are18.87 times higher thanaverage prices since 1937,according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.A dollar today only buys 5.30% of what it could buy back then.

The 1937 inflation rate was 3.60%. The current year-over-year inflation rate (2020 to 2021) is now 5.39%¹.If this number holds, $3,000 today will be equivalent in buying power to $3,161.74 next year.The current inflation rate page gives more detail on the latest inflation rates.

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Inflation from 1937 to 2021
Cumulative price change	1,786.78%
Average inflation rate	3.56%
Converted amount ($3,000 base)	$56,603.33
Price difference ($3,000 base)	$53,603.33
CPI in 1937	14.400
CPI in 2021	271.696
Inflation in 1937	3.60%
Inflation in 2021	5.39%
$3,000 in 1937	$56,603.33 in 2021

Annual Rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI

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Buying power of $3,000 in 1937

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $3,000 in 1937 (price index tracking began in 1635).

For example, if you started with $3,000, you would need to end with $56,603.33 in order to 'adjust' for inflation (sometimes refered to as 'beating inflation').

When $3,000 is equivalent to $56,603.33 over time, that means that the 'real value' of a single U.S. dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 1937 dollars, the chart below shows how $3,000 is worth less over 84 years.

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these USD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Dollar inflation: 1937-2021
Year	Dollar Value	Inflation Rate
1937	$3,000.00	3.60%
1938	$2,937.50	-2.08%
1939	$2,895.83	-1.42%
1940	$2,916.67	0.72%
1941	$3,062.50	5.00%
1942	$3,395.83	10.88%
1943	$3,604.17	6.13%
1944	$3,666.67	1.73%
1945	$3,750.00	2.27%
1946	$4,062.50	8.33%
1947	$4,645.83	14.36%
1948	$5,020.83	8.07%
1949	$4,958.33	-1.24%
1950	$5,020.83	1.26%
1951	$5,416.67	7.88%
1952	$5,520.83	1.92%
1953	$5,562.50	0.75%
1954	$5,604.17	0.75%
1955	$5,583.33	-0.37%
1956	$5,666.67	1.49%
1957	$5,854.17	3.31%
1958	$6,020.83	2.85%
1959	$6,062.50	0.69%
1960	$6,166.67	1.72%
1961	$6,229.17	1.01%
1962	$6,291.67	1.00%
1963	$6,375.00	1.32%
1964	$6,458.33	1.31%
1965	$6,562.50	1.61%
1966	$6,750.00	2.86%
1967	$6,958.33	3.09%
1968	$7,250.00	4.19%
1969	$7,645.83	5.46%
1970	$8,083.33	5.72%
1971	$8,437.50	4.38%
1972	$8,708.33	3.21%
1973	$9,250.00	6.22%
1974	$10,270.83	11.04%
1975	$11,208.33	9.13%
1976	$11,854.17	5.76%
1977	$12,625.00	6.50%
1978	$13,583.33	7.59%
1979	$15,125.00	11.35%
1980	$17,166.67	13.50%
1981	$18,937.50	10.32%
1982	$20,104.17	6.16%
1983	$20,750.00	3.21%
1984	$21,645.83	4.32%
1985	$22,416.67	3.56%
1986	$22,833.33	1.86%
1987	$23,666.67	3.65%
1988	$24,645.83	4.14%
1989	$25,833.33	4.82%
1990	$27,229.17	5.40%
1991	$28,375.00	4.21%
1992	$29,229.17	3.01%
1993	$30,104.17	2.99%
1994	$30,875.00	2.56%
1995	$31,750.00	2.83%
1996	$32,687.50	2.95%
1997	$33,437.50	2.29%
1998	$33,958.33	1.56%
1999	$34,708.33	2.21%
2000	$35,875.00	3.36%
2001	$36,895.83	2.85%
2002	$37,479.17	1.58%
2003	$38,333.33	2.28%
2004	$39,354.17	2.66%
2005	$40,687.50	3.39%
2006	$42,000.00	3.23%
2007	$43,196.25	2.85%
2008	$44,854.79	3.84%
2009	$44,695.21	-0.36%
2010	$45,428.33	1.64%
2011	$46,862.29	3.16%
2012	$47,832.08	2.07%
2013	$48,532.71	1.46%
2014	$49,320.00	1.62%
2015	$49,378.54	0.12%
2016	$50,001.46	1.26%
2017	$51,066.67	2.13%
2018	$52,339.58	2.49%
2019	$53,261.98	1.76%
2020	$53,919.10	1.23%
2021	$56,603.33	4.98%*

* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 1937 amounts in today's dollars, based on the 1,786.78% change in prices:

Conversion: 1937 dollars today
Initial value	Equivalent value
$1dollarin 1937	$18.87dollarstoday
$5dollarsin 1937	$94.34dollarstoday
$10dollarsin 1937	$188.68dollarstoday
$50dollarsin 1937	$943.39dollarstoday
$100dollarsin 1937	$1,886.78dollarstoday
$500dollarsin 1937	$9,433.89dollarstoday
$1,000dollarsin 1937	$18,867.78dollarstoday
$5,000dollarsin 1937	$94,338.89dollarstoday
$10,000dollarsin 1937	$188,677.78dollarstoday
$50,000dollarsin 1937	$943,388.89dollarstoday
$100,000dollarsin 1937	$1,886,777.7