Calculate the Value of $238 in 1938

What is 238 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $238 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,070
Adjusted for inflation, $238 in 1938 is equal to $5,070 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $238 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,070
2023 $4,905
2022 $4,608
2021 $4,305
2020 $4,247
2019 $4,152
2018 $4,074
2017 $3,990
2016 $3,909
2015 $3,881
2014 $3,852
2013 $3,795
2012 $3,730
2011 $3,623
2010 $3,569
2009 $3,475
2008 $3,471
2007 $3,335
2006 $3,253
2005 $3,145
2004 $3,046
2003 $2,990
2002 $2,920
2001 $2,876
2000 $2,782
1999 $2,709
1998 $2,666
1997 $2,621
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,537
1995 $2,474
1994 $2,410
1993 $2,345
1992 $2,279
1991 $2,211
1990 $2,084
1989 $1,992
1988 $1,907
1987 $1,826
1986 $1,806
1985 $1,740
1984 $1,674
1983 $1,613
1982 $1,554
1981 $1,426
1980 $1,268
1979 $1,119
1978 $1,026
1977 $962
1976 $917
1975 $858
1974 $764
1973 $702
1972 $679
1971 $658
1970 $623
1969 $587
Year Equivalent
1968 $560
1967 $544
1966 $526
1965 $516
1964 $511
1963 $502
1962 $496
1961 $493
1960 $486
1959 $478
1958 $469
1957 $456
1956 $443
1955 $441
1954 $445
1953 $441
1952 $438
1951 $413
1950 $390
1949 $398
1948 $387
1947 $355
1946 $301
1945 $294
1944 $288
1943 $279
1942 $256
1941 $233
Year Equivalent
1940 $231
1939 $231
1938 $238
1937 $231
1936 $228
1935 $221
1934 $218
1933 $217
1932 $241
1931 $266
1930 $284
1929 $283
1928 $286
1927 $293
1926 $296
1925 $286
1924 $286
1923 $279
1922 $286
1921 $321
1920 $312
1919 $273
1918 $226
1917 $192
1916 $170
1915 $167
1914 $165