Calculate the Value of $238 in 1979

What is 238 dollars in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $238 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
Amount
$
From
To
$1,078
Adjusted for inflation, $238 in 1979 is equal to $1,078 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
Value of a dollar
Calculates inflation to see what a U.S. dollar was worth in the past and today. View historical and today's current inflation rates, using the CPI provided by the United States government. Inflation data is updated regularly, so results may differ from other websites. How much has the cost of living increased? What was inflation for a specific period?
How much is $238 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,078
2023 $1,043
2022 $980
2021 $916
2020 $903
2019 $883
2018 $867
2017 $849
2016 $832
2015 $825
2014 $819
2013 $807
2012 $793
2011 $771
2010 $759
2009 $739
2008 $738
2007 $709
2006 $692
2005 $669
2004 $648
2003 $636
2002 $621
2001 $612
2000 $592
1999 $576
1998 $567
1997 $558
Year Equivalent
1996 $540
1995 $526
1994 $513
1993 $499
1992 $485
1991 $470
1990 $443
1989 $424
1988 $406
1987 $388
1986 $384
1985 $370
1984 $356
1983 $343
1982 $330
1981 $303
1980 $270
1979 $238
1978 $218
1977 $205
1976 $195
1975 $182
1974 $162
1973 $149
1972 $144
1971 $140
1970 $133
1969 $125
Year Equivalent
1968 $119
1967 $116
1966 $112
1965 $110
1964 $109
1963 $107
1962 $105
1961 $105
1960 $103
1959 $102
1958 $100
1957 $97
1956 $94
1955 $94
1954 $95
1953 $94
1952 $93
1951 $88
1950 $83
1949 $85
1948 $82
1947 $76
1946 $64
1945 $63
1944 $61
1943 $59
1942 $54
1941 $50
Year Equivalent
1940 $49
1939 $49
1938 $51
1937 $49
1936 $49
1935 $47
1934 $46
1933 $46
1932 $51
1931 $57
1930 $60
1929 $60
1928 $61
1927 $62
1926 $63
1925 $61
1924 $61
1923 $59
1922 $61
1921 $68
1920 $66
1919 $58
1918 $48
1917 $41
1916 $36
1915 $36
1914 $35