Calculate the Value of $253 in 1948

What is 253 dollars in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $253 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$3,317
Adjusted for inflation, $253 in 1948 is equal to $3,317 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $253 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $3,317
2023 $3,209
2022 $3,014
2021 $2,816
2020 $2,778
2019 $2,716
2018 $2,665
2017 $2,610
2016 $2,557
2015 $2,539
2014 $2,520
2013 $2,482
2012 $2,440
2011 $2,370
2010 $2,335
2009 $2,273
2008 $2,271
2007 $2,182
2006 $2,128
2005 $2,058
2004 $1,993
2003 $1,956
2002 $1,910
2001 $1,881
2000 $1,820
1999 $1,772
1998 $1,744
1997 $1,715
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,660
1995 $1,619
1994 $1,576
1993 $1,534
1992 $1,491
1991 $1,447
1990 $1,363
1989 $1,303
1988 $1,248
1987 $1,195
1986 $1,182
1985 $1,139
1984 $1,095
1983 $1,055
1982 $1,016
1981 $933
1980 $829
1979 $732
1978 $671
1977 $629
1976 $600
1975 $561
1974 $500
1973 $460
1972 $444
1971 $430
1970 $408
1969 $384
Year Equivalent
1968 $367
1967 $356
1966 $344
1965 $337
1964 $334
1963 $329
1962 $324
1961 $322
1960 $318
1959 $312
1958 $307
1957 $298
1956 $290
1955 $289
1954 $291
1953 $289
1952 $287
1951 $270
1950 $255
1949 $261
1948 $253
1947 $232
1946 $197
1945 $192
1944 $188
1943 $183
1942 $168
1941 $152
Year Equivalent
1940 $151
1939 $151
1938 $156
1937 $151
1936 $149
1935 $145
1934 $143
1933 $142
1932 $158
1931 $174
1930 $186
1929 $185
1928 $187
1927 $191
1926 $194
1925 $187
1924 $187
1923 $183
1922 $187
1921 $210
1920 $204
1919 $178
1918 $148
1917 $125
1916 $111
1915 $109
1914 $108