Calculate the Value of $258 in 1938

What is 258 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $258 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,496
Adjusted for inflation, $258 in 1938 is equal to $5,496 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $258 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,496
2023 $5,318
2022 $4,995
2021 $4,667
2020 $4,604
2019 $4,501
2018 $4,417
2017 $4,326
2016 $4,238
2015 $4,207
2014 $4,175
2013 $4,114
2012 $4,043
2011 $3,927
2010 $3,869
2009 $3,767
2008 $3,763
2007 $3,616
2006 $3,526
2005 $3,410
2004 $3,302
2003 $3,241
2002 $3,166
2001 $3,118
2000 $3,015
1999 $2,937
1998 $2,890
1997 $2,842
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,750
1995 $2,682
1994 $2,612
1993 $2,542
1992 $2,471
1991 $2,397
1990 $2,259
1989 $2,159
1988 $2,068
1987 $1,980
1986 $1,958
1985 $1,887
1984 $1,815
1983 $1,749
1982 $1,684
1981 $1,546
1980 $1,374
1979 $1,213
1978 $1,113
1977 $1,043
1976 $994
1975 $930
1974 $828
1973 $761
1972 $736
1971 $713
1970 $675
1969 $636
Year Equivalent
1968 $607
1967 $589
1966 $570
1965 $559
1964 $554
1963 $545
1962 $538
1961 $534
1960 $527
1959 $518
1958 $509
1957 $495
1956 $480
1955 $478
1954 $482
1953 $478
1952 $475
1951 $448
1950 $423
1949 $432
1948 $419
1947 $385
1946 $326
1945 $319
1944 $312
1943 $303
1942 $278
1941 $253
Year Equivalent
1940 $251
1939 $251
1938 $258
1937 $251
1936 $247
1935 $240
1934 $237
1933 $235
1932 $262
1931 $288
1930 $308
1929 $306
1928 $310
1927 $317
1926 $321
1925 $310
1924 $310
1923 $303
1922 $310
1921 $348
1920 $339
1919 $296
1918 $245
1917 $208
1916 $185
1915 $181
1914 $179