Calculate the Value of $2,400 in 1942

What is $2.4k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,400 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$47,496
Adjusted for inflation, $2,400 in 1942 is equal to $47,496 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $2,400 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $47,496
2023 $45,956
2022 $43,169
2021 $40,331
2020 $39,790
2019 $38,901
2018 $38,171
2017 $37,383
2016 $36,623
2015 $36,358
2014 $36,085
2013 $35,551
2012 $34,943
2011 $33,937
2010 $33,437
2009 $32,551
2008 $32,522
2007 $31,246
2006 $30,472
2005 $29,466
2004 $28,537
2003 $28,010
2002 $27,360
2001 $26,942
2000 $26,059
1999 $25,378
1998 $24,975
1997 $24,557
Year Equivalent
1996 $23,768
1995 $23,179
1994 $22,575
1993 $21,972
1992 $21,352
1991 $20,717
1990 $19,525
1989 $18,658
1988 $17,868
1987 $17,110
1986 $16,924
1985 $16,305
1984 $15,685
1983 $15,112
1982 $14,555
1981 $13,363
1980 $11,876
1979 $10,483
1978 $9,615
1977 $9,012
1976 $8,594
1975 $8,036
1974 $7,154
1973 $6,581
1972 $6,364
1971 $6,163
1970 $5,837
1969 $5,497
Year Equivalent
1968 $5,249
1967 $5,094
1966 $4,924
1965 $4,831
1964 $4,785
1963 $4,707
1962 $4,645
1961 $4,614
1960 $4,552
1959 $4,475
1958 $4,397
1957 $4,274
1956 $4,150
1955 $4,134
1954 $4,165
1953 $4,134
1952 $4,103
1951 $3,871
1950 $3,654
1949 $3,732
1948 $3,623
1947 $3,329
1946 $2,818
1945 $2,756
1944 $2,694
1943 $2,617
1942 $2,400
1941 $2,183
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,168
1939 $2,168
1938 $2,230
1937 $2,168
1936 $2,137
1935 $2,075
1934 $2,044
1933 $2,028
1932 $2,261
1931 $2,493
1930 $2,663
1929 $2,648
1928 $2,679
1927 $2,741
1926 $2,772
1925 $2,679
1924 $2,679
1923 $2,617
1922 $2,679
1921 $3,004
1920 $2,926
1919 $2,555
1918 $2,121
1917 $1,796
1916 $1,595
1915 $1,564
1914 $1,548