Calculate the Value of $246 in 1938

What is 246 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $246 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,240
Adjusted for inflation, $246 in 1938 is equal to $5,240 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $246 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,240
2023 $5,070
2022 $4,763
2021 $4,450
2020 $4,390
2019 $4,292
2018 $4,211
2017 $4,124
2016 $4,041
2015 $4,011
2014 $3,981
2013 $3,922
2012 $3,855
2011 $3,744
2010 $3,689
2009 $3,591
2008 $3,588
2007 $3,447
2006 $3,362
2005 $3,251
2004 $3,148
2003 $3,090
2002 $3,019
2001 $2,973
2000 $2,875
1999 $2,800
1998 $2,756
1997 $2,709
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,622
1995 $2,557
1994 $2,491
1993 $2,424
1992 $2,356
1991 $2,286
1990 $2,154
1989 $2,059
1988 $1,971
1987 $1,888
1986 $1,867
1985 $1,799
1984 $1,731
1983 $1,667
1982 $1,606
1981 $1,474
1980 $1,310
1979 $1,157
1978 $1,061
1977 $994
1976 $948
1975 $887
1974 $789
1973 $726
1972 $702
1971 $680
1970 $644
1969 $606
Year Equivalent
1968 $579
1967 $562
1966 $543
1965 $533
1964 $528
1963 $519
1962 $513
1961 $509
1960 $502
1959 $494
1958 $485
1957 $472
1956 $458
1955 $456
1954 $460
1953 $456
1952 $453
1951 $427
1950 $403
1949 $412
1948 $400
1947 $367
1946 $311
1945 $304
1944 $297
1943 $289
1942 $265
1941 $241
Year Equivalent
1940 $239
1939 $239
1938 $246
1937 $239
1936 $236
1935 $229
1934 $226
1933 $224
1932 $249
1931 $275
1930 $294
1929 $292
1928 $296
1927 $302
1926 $306
1925 $296
1924 $296
1923 $289
1922 $296
1921 $331
1920 $323
1919 $282
1918 $234
1917 $198
1916 $176
1915 $173
1914 $171