Calculate the Value of $3,000 in 1942

What is $3k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $3,000 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$59,370
Adjusted for inflation, $3,000 in 1942 is equal to $59,370 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $3,000 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $59,370
2023 $57,445
2022 $53,962
2021 $50,414
2020 $49,737
2019 $48,626
2018 $47,714
2017 $46,729
2016 $45,779
2015 $45,447
2014 $45,106
2013 $44,439
2012 $43,678
2011 $42,422
2010 $41,797
2009 $40,689
2008 $40,652
2007 $39,058
2006 $38,090
2005 $36,832
2004 $35,671
2003 $35,013
2002 $34,200
2001 $33,677
2000 $32,574
1999 $31,723
1998 $31,219
1997 $30,697
Year Equivalent
1996 $29,710
1995 $28,974
1994 $28,219
1993 $27,465
1992 $26,690
1991 $25,897
1990 $24,406
1989 $23,323
1988 $22,335
1987 $21,387
1986 $21,155
1985 $20,381
1984 $19,606
1983 $18,890
1982 $18,194
1981 $16,703
1980 $14,845
1979 $13,103
1978 $12,019
1977 $11,265
1976 $10,742
1975 $10,045
1974 $8,942
1973 $8,226
1972 $7,955
1971 $7,703
1970 $7,297
1969 $6,871
Year Equivalent
1968 $6,561
1967 $6,368
1966 $6,155
1965 $6,039
1964 $5,981
1963 $5,884
1962 $5,806
1961 $5,768
1960 $5,690
1959 $5,594
1958 $5,497
1957 $5,342
1956 $5,187
1955 $5,168
1954 $5,206
1953 $5,168
1952 $5,129
1951 $4,839
1950 $4,568
1949 $4,665
1948 $4,529
1947 $4,161
1946 $3,523
1945 $3,445
1944 $3,368
1943 $3,271
1942 $3,000
1941 $2,729
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,710
1939 $2,710
1938 $2,787
1937 $2,710
1936 $2,671
1935 $2,594
1934 $2,555
1933 $2,535
1932 $2,826
1931 $3,116
1930 $3,329
1929 $3,310
1928 $3,348
1927 $3,426
1926 $3,465
1925 $3,348
1924 $3,348
1923 $3,271
1922 $3,348
1921 $3,755
1920 $3,658
1919 $3,194
1918 $2,652
1917 $2,245
1916 $1,994
1915 $1,955
1914 $1,935