Calculate the Value of $490 in 1979

What is 490 dollars in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $490 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$2,220
Adjusted for inflation, $490 in 1979 is equal to $2,220 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $490 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $2,220
2023 $2,148
2022 $2,018
2021 $1,885
2020 $1,860
2019 $1,818
2018 $1,784
2017 $1,747
2016 $1,712
2015 $1,700
2014 $1,687
2013 $1,662
2012 $1,633
2011 $1,586
2010 $1,563
2009 $1,522
2008 $1,520
2007 $1,461
2006 $1,424
2005 $1,377
2004 $1,334
2003 $1,309
2002 $1,279
2001 $1,259
2000 $1,218
1999 $1,186
1998 $1,167
1997 $1,148
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,111
1995 $1,084
1994 $1,055
1993 $1,027
1992 $998
1991 $968
1990 $913
1989 $872
1988 $835
1987 $800
1986 $791
1985 $762
1984 $733
1983 $706
1982 $680
1981 $625
1980 $555
1979 $490
1978 $449
1977 $421
1976 $402
1975 $376
1974 $334
1973 $308
1972 $297
1971 $288
1970 $273
1969 $257
Year Equivalent
1968 $245
1967 $238
1966 $230
1965 $226
1964 $224
1963 $220
1962 $217
1961 $216
1960 $213
1959 $209
1958 $206
1957 $200
1956 $194
1955 $193
1954 $195
1953 $193
1952 $192
1951 $181
1950 $171
1949 $174
1948 $169
1947 $156
1946 $132
1945 $129
1944 $126
1943 $122
1942 $112
1941 $102
Year Equivalent
1940 $101
1939 $101
1938 $104
1937 $101
1936 $100
1935 $97
1934 $96
1933 $95
1932 $106
1931 $117
1930 $124
1929 $124
1928 $125
1927 $128
1926 $130
1925 $125
1924 $125
1923 $122
1922 $125
1921 $140
1920 $137
1919 $119
1918 $99
1917 $84
1916 $75
1915 $73
1914 $72