Calculate the Value of $2,900 in 1940

What is $2.9k in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,900 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$63,540
Adjusted for inflation, $2,900 in 1940 is equal to $63,540 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $2,900 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $63,540
2023 $61,479
2022 $57,752
2021 $53,955
2020 $53,230
2019 $52,041
2018 $51,066
2017 $50,011
2016 $48,994
2015 $48,640
2014 $48,274
2013 $47,560
2012 $46,746
2011 $45,401
2010 $44,732
2009 $43,547
2008 $43,507
2007 $41,801
2006 $40,766
2005 $39,419
2004 $38,176
2003 $37,472
2002 $36,602
2001 $36,043
2000 $34,862
1999 $33,951
1998 $33,412
1997 $32,853
Year Equivalent
1996 $31,796
1995 $31,009
1994 $30,201
1993 $29,394
1992 $28,565
1991 $27,716
1990 $26,121
1989 $24,961
1988 $23,904
1987 $22,889
1986 $22,641
1985 $21,812
1984 $20,984
1983 $20,217
1982 $19,471
1981 $17,876
1980 $15,888
1979 $14,024
1978 $12,864
1977 $12,056
1976 $11,496
1975 $10,751
1974 $9,570
1973 $8,804
1972 $8,514
1971 $8,244
1970 $7,809
1969 $7,354
Year Equivalent
1968 $7,022
1967 $6,815
1966 $6,587
1965 $6,463
1964 $6,401
1963 $6,297
1962 $6,214
1961 $6,173
1960 $6,090
1959 $5,986
1958 $5,883
1957 $5,717
1956 $5,551
1955 $5,531
1954 $5,572
1953 $5,531
1952 $5,489
1951 $5,179
1950 $4,889
1949 $4,992
1948 $4,847
1947 $4,454
1946 $3,770
1945 $3,687
1944 $3,604
1943 $3,501
1942 $3,211
1941 $2,921
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,900
1939 $2,900
1938 $2,983
1937 $2,900
1936 $2,859
1935 $2,776
1934 $2,734
1933 $2,714
1932 $3,024
1931 $3,335
1930 $3,563
1929 $3,542
1928 $3,584
1927 $3,666
1926 $3,708
1925 $3,584
1924 $3,584
1923 $3,501
1922 $3,584
1921 $4,019
1920 $3,915
1919 $3,418
1918 $2,838
1917 $2,403
1916 $2,134
1915 $2,092
1914 $2,071