Calculate the Value of $249 in 1938

What is 249 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $249 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,304
Adjusted for inflation, $249 in 1938 is equal to $5,304 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $249 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,304
2023 $5,132
2022 $4,821
2021 $4,504
2020 $4,444
2019 $4,344
2018 $4,263
2017 $4,175
2016 $4,090
2015 $4,060
2014 $4,030
2013 $3,970
2012 $3,902
2011 $3,790
2010 $3,734
2009 $3,635
2008 $3,632
2007 $3,489
2006 $3,403
2005 $3,291
2004 $3,187
2003 $3,128
2002 $3,055
2001 $3,009
2000 $2,910
1999 $2,834
1998 $2,789
1997 $2,742
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,654
1995 $2,589
1994 $2,521
1993 $2,454
1992 $2,385
1991 $2,314
1990 $2,180
1989 $2,084
1988 $1,995
1987 $1,911
1986 $1,890
1985 $1,821
1984 $1,752
1983 $1,688
1982 $1,625
1981 $1,492
1980 $1,326
1979 $1,171
1978 $1,074
1977 $1,006
1976 $960
1975 $897
1974 $799
1973 $735
1972 $711
1971 $688
1970 $652
1969 $614
Year Equivalent
1968 $586
1967 $569
1966 $550
1965 $540
1964 $534
1963 $526
1962 $519
1961 $515
1960 $508
1959 $500
1958 $491
1957 $477
1956 $463
1955 $462
1954 $465
1953 $462
1952 $458
1951 $432
1950 $408
1949 $417
1948 $405
1947 $372
1946 $315
1945 $308
1944 $301
1943 $292
1942 $268
1941 $244
Year Equivalent
1940 $242
1939 $242
1938 $249
1937 $242
1936 $239
1935 $232
1934 $228
1933 $227
1932 $252
1931 $278
1930 $297
1929 $296
1928 $299
1927 $306
1926 $310
1925 $299
1924 $299
1923 $292
1922 $299
1921 $335
1920 $327
1919 $285
1918 $237
1917 $201
1916 $178
1915 $175
1914 $173