Calculate the Value of $240 in 1940

What is 240 dollars in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $240 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,259
Adjusted for inflation, $240 in 1940 is equal to $5,259 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $240 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,259
2023 $5,088
2022 $4,779
2021 $4,465
2020 $4,405
2019 $4,307
2018 $4,226
2017 $4,139
2016 $4,055
2015 $4,025
2014 $3,995
2013 $3,936
2012 $3,869
2011 $3,757
2010 $3,702
2009 $3,604
2008 $3,601
2007 $3,459
2006 $3,374
2005 $3,262
2004 $3,159
2003 $3,101
2002 $3,029
2001 $2,983
2000 $2,885
1999 $2,810
1998 $2,765
1997 $2,719
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,631
1995 $2,566
1994 $2,499
1993 $2,433
1992 $2,364
1991 $2,294
1990 $2,162
1989 $2,066
1988 $1,978
1987 $1,894
1986 $1,874
1985 $1,805
1984 $1,737
1983 $1,673
1982 $1,611
1981 $1,479
1980 $1,315
1979 $1,161
1978 $1,065
1977 $998
1976 $951
1975 $890
1974 $792
1973 $729
1972 $705
1971 $682
1970 $646
1969 $609
Year Equivalent
1968 $581
1967 $564
1966 $545
1965 $535
1964 $530
1963 $521
1962 $514
1961 $511
1960 $504
1959 $495
1958 $487
1957 $473
1956 $459
1955 $458
1954 $461
1953 $458
1952 $454
1951 $429
1950 $405
1949 $413
1948 $401
1947 $369
1946 $312
1945 $305
1944 $298
1943 $290
1942 $266
1941 $242
Year Equivalent
1940 $240
1939 $240
1938 $247
1937 $240
1936 $237
1935 $230
1934 $226
1933 $225
1932 $250
1931 $276
1930 $295
1929 $293
1928 $297
1927 $303
1926 $307
1925 $297
1924 $297
1923 $290
1922 $297
1921 $333
1920 $324
1919 $283
1918 $235
1917 $199
1916 $177
1915 $173
1914 $171