Calculate the Value of $256 in 1942

What is 256 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $256 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,066
Adjusted for inflation, $256 in 1942 is equal to $5,066 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $256 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,066
2023 $4,902
2022 $4,605
2021 $4,302
2020 $4,244
2019 $4,149
2018 $4,072
2017 $3,988
2016 $3,906
2015 $3,878
2014 $3,849
2013 $3,792
2012 $3,727
2011 $3,620
2010 $3,567
2009 $3,472
2008 $3,469
2007 $3,333
2006 $3,250
2005 $3,143
2004 $3,044
2003 $2,988
2002 $2,918
2001 $2,874
2000 $2,780
1999 $2,707
1998 $2,664
1997 $2,619
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,535
1995 $2,472
1994 $2,408
1993 $2,344
1992 $2,278
1991 $2,210
1990 $2,083
1989 $1,990
1988 $1,906
1987 $1,825
1986 $1,805
1985 $1,739
1984 $1,673
1983 $1,612
1982 $1,553
1981 $1,425
1980 $1,267
1979 $1,118
1978 $1,026
1977 $961
1976 $917
1975 $857
1974 $763
1973 $702
1972 $679
1971 $657
1970 $623
1969 $586
Year Equivalent
1968 $560
1967 $543
1966 $525
1965 $515
1964 $510
1963 $502
1962 $495
1961 $492
1960 $486
1959 $477
1958 $469
1957 $456
1956 $443
1955 $441
1954 $444
1953 $441
1952 $438
1951 $413
1950 $390
1949 $398
1948 $386
1947 $355
1946 $301
1945 $294
1944 $287
1943 $279
1942 $256
1941 $233
Year Equivalent
1940 $231
1939 $231
1938 $238
1937 $231
1936 $228
1935 $221
1934 $218
1933 $216
1932 $241
1931 $266
1930 $284
1929 $282
1928 $286
1927 $292
1926 $296
1925 $286
1924 $286
1923 $279
1922 $286
1921 $320
1920 $312
1919 $273
1918 $226
1917 $192
1916 $170
1915 $167
1914 $165