Calculate the Value of $250 in 1942

What is 250 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $250 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$4,948
Adjusted for inflation, $250 in 1942 is equal to $4,948 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $250 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $4,948
2023 $4,787
2022 $4,497
2021 $4,201
2020 $4,145
2019 $4,052
2018 $3,976
2017 $3,894
2016 $3,815
2015 $3,787
2014 $3,759
2013 $3,703
2012 $3,640
2011 $3,535
2010 $3,483
2009 $3,391
2008 $3,388
2007 $3,255
2006 $3,174
2005 $3,069
2004 $2,973
2003 $2,918
2002 $2,850
2001 $2,806
2000 $2,715
1999 $2,644
1998 $2,602
1997 $2,558
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,476
1995 $2,415
1994 $2,352
1993 $2,289
1992 $2,224
1991 $2,158
1990 $2,034
1989 $1,944
1988 $1,861
1987 $1,782
1986 $1,763
1985 $1,698
1984 $1,634
1983 $1,574
1982 $1,516
1981 $1,392
1980 $1,237
1979 $1,092
1978 $1,002
1977 $939
1976 $895
1975 $837
1974 $745
1973 $685
1972 $663
1971 $642
1970 $608
1969 $573
Year Equivalent
1968 $547
1967 $531
1966 $513
1965 $503
1964 $498
1963 $490
1962 $484
1961 $481
1960 $474
1959 $466
1958 $458
1957 $445
1956 $432
1955 $431
1954 $434
1953 $431
1952 $427
1951 $403
1950 $381
1949 $389
1948 $377
1947 $347
1946 $294
1945 $287
1944 $281
1943 $273
1942 $250
1941 $227
Year Equivalent
1940 $226
1939 $226
1938 $232
1937 $226
1936 $223
1935 $216
1934 $213
1933 $211
1932 $235
1931 $260
1930 $277
1929 $276
1928 $279
1927 $285
1926 $289
1925 $279
1924 $279
1923 $273
1922 $279
1921 $313
1920 $305
1919 $266
1918 $221
1917 $187
1916 $166
1915 $163
1914 $161