Calculate the Value of $260 in 1942

What is 260 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $260 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,145
Adjusted for inflation, $260 in 1942 is equal to $5,145 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $260 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,145
2023 $4,979
2022 $4,677
2021 $4,369
2020 $4,311
2019 $4,214
2018 $4,135
2017 $4,050
2016 $3,968
2015 $3,939
2014 $3,909
2013 $3,851
2012 $3,785
2011 $3,677
2010 $3,622
2009 $3,526
2008 $3,523
2007 $3,385
2006 $3,301
2005 $3,192
2004 $3,091
2003 $3,034
2002 $2,964
2001 $2,919
2000 $2,823
1999 $2,749
1998 $2,706
1997 $2,660
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,575
1995 $2,511
1994 $2,446
1993 $2,380
1992 $2,313
1991 $2,244
1990 $2,115
1989 $2,021
1988 $1,936
1987 $1,854
1986 $1,833
1985 $1,766
1984 $1,699
1983 $1,637
1982 $1,577
1981 $1,448
1980 $1,287
1979 $1,136
1978 $1,042
1977 $976
1976 $931
1975 $871
1974 $775
1973 $713
1972 $689
1971 $668
1970 $632
1969 $595
Year Equivalent
1968 $569
1967 $552
1966 $533
1965 $523
1964 $518
1963 $510
1962 $503
1961 $500
1960 $493
1959 $485
1958 $476
1957 $463
1956 $450
1955 $448
1954 $451
1953 $448
1952 $445
1951 $419
1950 $396
1949 $404
1948 $393
1947 $361
1946 $305
1945 $299
1944 $292
1943 $283
1942 $260
1941 $237
Year Equivalent
1940 $235
1939 $235
1938 $242
1937 $235
1936 $231
1935 $225
1934 $221
1933 $220
1932 $245
1931 $270
1930 $289
1929 $287
1928 $290
1927 $297
1926 $300
1925 $290
1924 $290
1923 $283
1922 $290
1921 $325
1920 $317
1919 $277
1918 $230
1917 $195
1916 $173
1915 $169
1914 $168