Calculate the Value of $188 in 1938

What is 188 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $188 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$4,005
Adjusted for inflation, $188 in 1938 is equal to $4,005 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $188 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $4,005
2023 $3,875
2022 $3,640
2021 $3,401
2020 $3,355
2019 $3,280
2018 $3,219
2017 $3,152
2016 $3,088
2015 $3,066
2014 $3,043
2013 $2,998
2012 $2,946
2011 $2,862
2010 $2,819
2009 $2,745
2008 $2,742
2007 $2,635
2006 $2,569
2005 $2,484
2004 $2,406
2003 $2,362
2002 $2,307
2001 $2,272
2000 $2,197
1999 $2,140
1998 $2,106
1997 $2,071
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,004
1995 $1,954
1994 $1,904
1993 $1,853
1992 $1,800
1991 $1,747
1990 $1,646
1989 $1,573
1988 $1,507
1987 $1,443
1986 $1,427
1985 $1,375
1984 $1,323
1983 $1,274
1982 $1,227
1981 $1,127
1980 $1,001
1979 $884
1978 $811
1977 $760
1976 $725
1975 $678
1974 $603
1973 $555
1972 $537
1971 $520
1970 $492
1969 $463
Year Equivalent
1968 $443
1967 $430
1966 $415
1965 $407
1964 $403
1963 $397
1962 $392
1961 $389
1960 $384
1959 $377
1958 $371
1957 $360
1956 $350
1955 $349
1954 $351
1953 $349
1952 $346
1951 $326
1950 $308
1949 $315
1948 $306
1947 $281
1946 $238
1945 $232
1944 $227
1943 $221
1942 $202
1941 $184
Year Equivalent
1940 $183
1939 $183
1938 $188
1937 $183
1936 $180
1935 $175
1934 $172
1933 $171
1932 $191
1931 $210
1930 $225
1929 $223
1928 $226
1927 $231
1926 $234
1925 $226
1924 $226
1923 $221
1922 $226
1921 $253
1920 $247
1919 $215
1918 $179
1917 $151
1916 $134
1915 $132
1914 $131