Calculate the Value of $55,000 in 1942

What is $55k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $55,000 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$1,088,454
Adjusted for inflation, $55,000 in 1942 is equal to $1,088,454 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $55,000 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,088,454
2023 $1,053,151
2022 $989,297
2021 $924,263
2020 $911,843
2019 $891,472
2018 $874,763
2017 $856,694
2016 $839,282
2015 $833,204
2014 $826,948
2013 $814,713
2012 $800,772
2011 $777,732
2010 $766,271
2009 $745,970
2008 $745,289
2007 $716,065
2006 $698,323
2005 $675,258
2004 $653,968
2003 $641,903
2002 $627,000
2001 $617,419
2000 $597,194
1999 $581,581
1998 $572,355
1997 $562,774
Year Equivalent
1996 $544,677
1995 $531,194
1994 $517,355
1993 $503,516
1992 $489,323
1991 $474,774
1990 $447,452
1989 $427,581
1988 $409,484
1987 $392,097
1986 $387,839
1985 $373,645
1984 $359,452
1983 $346,323
1982 $333,548
1981 $306,226
1980 $272,161
1979 $240,226
1978 $220,355
1977 $206,516
1976 $196,935
1975 $184,161
1974 $163,935
1973 $150,806
1972 $145,839
1971 $141,226
1970 $133,774
1969 $125,968
Year Equivalent
1968 $120,290
1967 $116,742
1966 $112,839
1965 $110,710
1964 $109,645
1963 $107,871
1962 $106,452
1961 $105,742
1960 $104,323
1959 $102,548
1958 $100,774
1957 $97,935
1956 $95,097
1955 $94,742
1954 $95,452
1953 $94,742
1952 $94,032
1951 $88,710
1950 $83,742
1949 $85,516
1948 $83,032
1947 $76,290
1946 $64,581
1945 $63,161
1944 $61,742
1943 $59,968
1942 $55,000
1941 $50,032
Year Equivalent
1940 $49,677
1939 $49,677
1938 $51,097
1937 $49,677
1936 $48,968
1935 $47,548
1934 $46,839
1933 $46,484
1932 $51,806
1931 $57,129
1930 $61,032
1929 $60,677
1928 $61,387
1927 $62,806
1926 $63,516
1925 $61,387
1924 $61,387
1923 $59,968
1922 $61,387
1921 $68,839
1920 $67,065
1919 $58,548
1918 $48,613
1917 $41,161
1916 $36,548
1915 $35,839
1914 $35,484