Calculate the Value of $18,000 in 1940

What is $18k in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $18,000 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$394,388
Adjusted for inflation, $18,000 in 1940 is equal to $394,388 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $18,000 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $394,388
2023 $381,596
2022 $358,460
2021 $334,895
2020 $330,395
2019 $323,014
2018 $316,959
2017 $310,413
2016 $304,104
2015 $301,901
2014 $299,634
2013 $295,201
2012 $290,150
2011 $281,802
2010 $277,649
2009 $270,293
2008 $270,046
2007 $259,457
2006 $253,029
2005 $244,671
2004 $236,957
2003 $232,586
2002 $227,186
2001 $223,714
2000 $216,386
1999 $210,729
1998 $207,386
1997 $203,914
Year Equivalent
1996 $197,357
1995 $192,471
1994 $187,457
1993 $182,443
1992 $177,300
1991 $172,029
1990 $162,129
1989 $154,929
1988 $148,371
1987 $142,071
1986 $140,529
1985 $135,386
1984 $130,243
1983 $125,486
1982 $120,857
1981 $110,957
1980 $98,614
1979 $87,043
1978 $79,843
1977 $74,829
1976 $71,357
1975 $66,729
1974 $59,400
1973 $54,643
1972 $52,843
1971 $51,171
1970 $48,471
1969 $45,643
Year Equivalent
1968 $43,586
1967 $42,300
1966 $40,886
1965 $40,114
1964 $39,729
1963 $39,086
1962 $38,571
1961 $38,314
1960 $37,800
1959 $37,157
1958 $36,514
1957 $35,486
1956 $34,457
1955 $34,329
1954 $34,586
1953 $34,329
1952 $34,071
1951 $32,143
1950 $30,343
1949 $30,986
1948 $30,086
1947 $27,643
1946 $23,400
1945 $22,886
1944 $22,371
1943 $21,729
1942 $19,929
1941 $18,129
Year Equivalent
1940 $18,000
1939 $18,000
1938 $18,514
1937 $18,000
1936 $17,743
1935 $17,229
1934 $16,971
1933 $16,843
1932 $18,771
1931 $20,700
1930 $22,114
1929 $21,986
1928 $22,243
1927 $22,757
1926 $23,014
1925 $22,243
1924 $22,243
1923 $21,729
1922 $22,243
1921 $24,943
1920 $24,300
1919 $21,214
1918 $17,614
1917 $14,914
1916 $13,243
1915 $12,986
1914 $12,857