Calculate the Value of $42,000 in 1948

What is $42k in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $42,000 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$550,570
Adjusted for inflation, $42,000 in 1948 is equal to $550,570 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $42,000 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $550,570
2023 $532,713
2022 $500,414
2021 $467,517
2020 $461,235
2019 $450,931
2018 $442,479
2017 $433,339
2016 $424,532
2015 $421,457
2014 $418,293
2013 $412,104
2012 $405,052
2011 $393,398
2010 $387,601
2009 $377,332
2008 $376,988
2007 $362,205
2006 $353,231
2005 $341,564
2004 $330,795
2003 $324,692
2002 $317,154
2001 $312,308
2000 $302,077
1999 $294,179
1998 $289,513
1997 $284,667
Year Equivalent
1996 $275,513
1995 $268,692
1994 $261,692
1993 $254,692
1992 $247,513
1991 $240,154
1990 $226,333
1989 $216,282
1988 $207,128
1987 $198,333
1986 $196,179
1985 $189,000
1984 $181,821
1983 $175,179
1982 $168,718
1981 $154,897
1980 $137,667
1979 $121,513
1978 $111,462
1977 $104,462
1976 $99,615
1975 $93,154
1974 $82,923
1973 $76,282
1972 $73,769
1971 $71,436
1970 $67,667
1969 $63,718
Year Equivalent
1968 $60,846
1967 $59,051
1966 $57,077
1965 $56,000
1964 $55,462
1963 $54,564
1962 $53,846
1961 $53,487
1960 $52,769
1959 $51,872
1958 $50,974
1957 $49,538
1956 $48,103
1955 $47,923
1954 $48,282
1953 $47,923
1952 $47,564
1951 $44,872
1950 $42,359
1949 $43,256
1948 $42,000
1947 $38,590
1946 $32,667
1945 $31,949
1944 $31,231
1943 $30,333
1942 $27,821
1941 $25,308
Year Equivalent
1940 $25,128
1939 $25,128
1938 $25,846
1937 $25,128
1936 $24,769
1935 $24,051
1934 $23,692
1933 $23,513
1932 $26,205
1931 $28,897
1930 $30,872
1929 $30,692
1928 $31,051
1927 $31,769
1926 $32,128
1925 $31,051
1924 $31,051
1923 $30,333
1922 $31,051
1921 $34,821
1920 $33,923
1919 $29,615
1918 $24,590
1917 $20,821
1916 $18,487
1915 $18,128
1914 $17,949