Calculate the Value of $117 in 1938

What is 117 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $117 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$2,492
Adjusted for inflation, $117 in 1938 is equal to $2,492 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $117 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $2,492
2023 $2,411
2022 $2,265
2021 $2,116
2020 $2,088
2019 $2,041
2018 $2,003
2017 $1,962
2016 $1,922
2015 $1,908
2014 $1,894
2013 $1,866
2012 $1,834
2011 $1,781
2010 $1,755
2009 $1,708
2008 $1,707
2007 $1,640
2006 $1,599
2005 $1,546
2004 $1,497
2003 $1,470
2002 $1,436
2001 $1,414
2000 $1,367
1999 $1,332
1998 $1,311
1997 $1,289
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,247
1995 $1,216
1994 $1,185
1993 $1,153
1992 $1,120
1991 $1,087
1990 $1,025
1989 $979
1988 $938
1987 $898
1986 $888
1985 $856
1984 $823
1983 $793
1982 $764
1981 $701
1980 $623
1979 $550
1978 $505
1977 $473
1976 $451
1975 $422
1974 $375
1973 $345
1972 $334
1971 $323
1970 $306
1969 $288
Year Equivalent
1968 $275
1967 $267
1966 $258
1965 $254
1964 $251
1963 $247
1962 $244
1961 $242
1960 $239
1959 $235
1958 $231
1957 $224
1956 $218
1955 $217
1954 $219
1953 $217
1952 $215
1951 $203
1950 $192
1949 $196
1948 $190
1947 $175
1946 $148
1945 $145
1944 $141
1943 $137
1942 $126
1941 $115
Year Equivalent
1940 $114
1939 $114
1938 $117
1937 $114
1936 $112
1935 $109
1934 $107
1933 $106
1932 $119
1931 $131
1930 $140
1929 $139
1928 $141
1927 $144
1926 $145
1925 $141
1924 $141
1923 $137
1922 $141
1921 $158
1920 $154
1919 $134
1918 $111
1917 $94
1916 $84
1915 $82
1914 $81