Calculate the Value of $259 in 1936

What is 259 dollars in 1936 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $259 from 1936 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,757
Adjusted for inflation, $259 in 1936 is equal to $5,757 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.59%.
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How much is $259 in 1936 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,757
2023 $5,570
2022 $5,233
2021 $4,889
2020 $4,823
2019 $4,715
2018 $4,627
2017 $4,531
2016 $4,439
2015 $4,407
2014 $4,374
2013 $4,309
2012 $4,235
2011 $4,114
2010 $4,053
2009 $3,946
2008 $3,942
2007 $3,787
2006 $3,694
2005 $3,572
2004 $3,459
2003 $3,395
2002 $3,316
2001 $3,266
2000 $3,159
1999 $3,076
1998 $3,027
1997 $2,977
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,881
1995 $2,810
1994 $2,736
1993 $2,663
1992 $2,588
1991 $2,511
1990 $2,367
1989 $2,262
1988 $2,166
1987 $2,074
1986 $2,051
1985 $1,976
1984 $1,901
1983 $1,832
1982 $1,764
1981 $1,620
1980 $1,440
1979 $1,271
1978 $1,166
1977 $1,092
1976 $1,042
1975 $974
1974 $867
1973 $798
1972 $771
1971 $747
1970 $708
1969 $666
Year Equivalent
1968 $636
1967 $617
1966 $597
1965 $586
1964 $580
1963 $571
1962 $563
1961 $559
1960 $552
1959 $542
1958 $533
1957 $518
1956 $503
1955 $501
1954 $505
1953 $501
1952 $497
1951 $469
1950 $443
1949 $452
1948 $439
1947 $404
1946 $342
1945 $334
1944 $327
1943 $317
1942 $291
1941 $265
Year Equivalent
1940 $263
1939 $263
1938 $270
1937 $263
1936 $259
1935 $251
1934 $248
1933 $246
1932 $274
1931 $302
1930 $323
1929 $321
1928 $325
1927 $332
1926 $336
1925 $325
1924 $325
1923 $317
1922 $325
1921 $364
1920 $355
1919 $310
1918 $257
1917 $218
1916 $193
1915 $190
1914 $188