Calculate the Value of $300 in 1942

What is 300 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $300 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,937
Adjusted for inflation, $300 in 1942 is equal to $5,937 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $300 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,937
2023 $5,744
2022 $5,396
2021 $5,041
2020 $4,974
2019 $4,863
2018 $4,771
2017 $4,673
2016 $4,578
2015 $4,545
2014 $4,511
2013 $4,444
2012 $4,368
2011 $4,242
2010 $4,180
2009 $4,069
2008 $4,065
2007 $3,906
2006 $3,809
2005 $3,683
2004 $3,567
2003 $3,501
2002 $3,420
2001 $3,368
2000 $3,257
1999 $3,172
1998 $3,122
1997 $3,070
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,971
1995 $2,897
1994 $2,822
1993 $2,746
1992 $2,669
1991 $2,590
1990 $2,441
1989 $2,332
1988 $2,234
1987 $2,139
1986 $2,115
1985 $2,038
1984 $1,961
1983 $1,889
1982 $1,819
1981 $1,670
1980 $1,485
1979 $1,310
1978 $1,202
1977 $1,126
1976 $1,074
1975 $1,005
1974 $894
1973 $823
1972 $795
1971 $770
1970 $730
1969 $687
Year Equivalent
1968 $656
1967 $637
1966 $615
1965 $604
1964 $598
1963 $588
1962 $581
1961 $577
1960 $569
1959 $559
1958 $550
1957 $534
1956 $519
1955 $517
1954 $521
1953 $517
1952 $513
1951 $484
1950 $457
1949 $466
1948 $453
1947 $416
1946 $352
1945 $345
1944 $337
1943 $327
1942 $300
1941 $273
Year Equivalent
1940 $271
1939 $271
1938 $279
1937 $271
1936 $267
1935 $259
1934 $255
1933 $254
1932 $283
1931 $312
1930 $333
1929 $331
1928 $335
1927 $343
1926 $346
1925 $335
1924 $335
1923 $327
1922 $335
1921 $375
1920 $366
1919 $319
1918 $265
1917 $225
1916 $199
1915 $195
1914 $194