Calculate the Value of $249 in 1940

What is 249 dollars in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $249 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,456
Adjusted for inflation, $249 in 1940 is equal to $5,456 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $249 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,456
2023 $5,279
2022 $4,959
2021 $4,633
2020 $4,570
2019 $4,468
2018 $4,385
2017 $4,294
2016 $4,207
2015 $4,176
2014 $4,145
2013 $4,084
2012 $4,014
2011 $3,898
2010 $3,841
2009 $3,739
2008 $3,736
2007 $3,589
2006 $3,500
2005 $3,385
2004 $3,278
2003 $3,217
2002 $3,143
2001 $3,095
2000 $2,993
1999 $2,915
1998 $2,869
1997 $2,821
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,730
1995 $2,663
1994 $2,593
1993 $2,524
1992 $2,453
1991 $2,380
1990 $2,243
1989 $2,143
1988 $2,052
1987 $1,965
1986 $1,944
1985 $1,873
1984 $1,802
1983 $1,736
1982 $1,672
1981 $1,535
1980 $1,364
1979 $1,204
1978 $1,104
1977 $1,035
1976 $987
1975 $923
1974 $822
1973 $756
1972 $731
1971 $708
1970 $671
1969 $631
Year Equivalent
1968 $603
1967 $585
1966 $566
1965 $555
1964 $550
1963 $541
1962 $534
1961 $530
1960 $523
1959 $514
1958 $505
1957 $491
1956 $477
1955 $475
1954 $478
1953 $475
1952 $471
1951 $445
1950 $420
1949 $429
1948 $416
1947 $382
1946 $324
1945 $317
1944 $309
1943 $301
1942 $276
1941 $251
Year Equivalent
1940 $249
1939 $249
1938 $256
1937 $249
1936 $245
1935 $238
1934 $235
1933 $233
1932 $260
1931 $286
1930 $306
1929 $304
1928 $308
1927 $315
1926 $318
1925 $308
1924 $308
1923 $301
1922 $308
1921 $345
1920 $336
1919 $293
1918 $244
1917 $206
1916 $183
1915 $180
1914 $178