Calculate the Value of $1,500 in 1942

What is $1.5k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $1,500 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$29,685
Adjusted for inflation, $1,500 in 1942 is equal to $29,685 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $1,500 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $29,685
2023 $28,722
2022 $26,981
2021 $25,207
2020 $24,868
2019 $24,313
2018 $23,857
2017 $23,364
2016 $22,890
2015 $22,724
2014 $22,553
2013 $22,219
2012 $21,839
2011 $21,211
2010 $20,898
2009 $20,345
2008 $20,326
2007 $19,529
2006 $19,045
2005 $18,416
2004 $17,835
2003 $17,506
2002 $17,100
2001 $16,839
2000 $16,287
1999 $15,861
1998 $15,610
1997 $15,348
Year Equivalent
1996 $14,855
1995 $14,487
1994 $14,110
1993 $13,732
1992 $13,345
1991 $12,948
1990 $12,203
1989 $11,661
1988 $11,168
1987 $10,694
1986 $10,577
1985 $10,190
1984 $9,803
1983 $9,445
1982 $9,097
1981 $8,352
1980 $7,423
1979 $6,552
1978 $6,010
1977 $5,632
1976 $5,371
1975 $5,023
1974 $4,471
1973 $4,113
1972 $3,977
1971 $3,852
1970 $3,648
1969 $3,435
Year Equivalent
1968 $3,281
1967 $3,184
1966 $3,077
1965 $3,019
1964 $2,990
1963 $2,942
1962 $2,903
1961 $2,884
1960 $2,845
1959 $2,797
1958 $2,748
1957 $2,671
1956 $2,594
1955 $2,584
1954 $2,603
1953 $2,584
1952 $2,565
1951 $2,419
1950 $2,284
1949 $2,332
1948 $2,265
1947 $2,081
1946 $1,761
1945 $1,723
1944 $1,684
1943 $1,635
1942 $1,500
1941 $1,365
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,355
1939 $1,355
1938 $1,394
1937 $1,355
1936 $1,335
1935 $1,297
1934 $1,277
1933 $1,268
1932 $1,413
1931 $1,558
1930 $1,665
1929 $1,655
1928 $1,674
1927 $1,713
1926 $1,732
1925 $1,674
1924 $1,674
1923 $1,635
1922 $1,674
1921 $1,877
1920 $1,829
1919 $1,597
1918 $1,326
1917 $1,123
1916 $997
1915 $977
1914 $968