Calculate the Value of $259 in 1940

What is 259 dollars in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $259 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,675
Adjusted for inflation, $259 in 1940 is equal to $5,675 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $259 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,675
2023 $5,491
2022 $5,158
2021 $4,819
2020 $4,754
2019 $4,648
2018 $4,561
2017 $4,466
2016 $4,376
2015 $4,344
2014 $4,311
2013 $4,248
2012 $4,175
2011 $4,055
2010 $3,995
2009 $3,889
2008 $3,886
2007 $3,733
2006 $3,641
2005 $3,521
2004 $3,410
2003 $3,347
2002 $3,269
2001 $3,219
2000 $3,114
1999 $3,032
1998 $2,984
1997 $2,934
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,840
1995 $2,769
1994 $2,697
1993 $2,625
1992 $2,551
1991 $2,475
1990 $2,333
1989 $2,229
1988 $2,135
1987 $2,044
1986 $2,022
1985 $1,948
1984 $1,874
1983 $1,806
1982 $1,739
1981 $1,597
1980 $1,419
1979 $1,252
1978 $1,149
1977 $1,077
1976 $1,027
1975 $960
1974 $855
1973 $786
1972 $760
1971 $736
1970 $697
1969 $657
Year Equivalent
1968 $627
1967 $609
1966 $588
1965 $577
1964 $572
1963 $562
1962 $555
1961 $551
1960 $544
1959 $535
1958 $525
1957 $511
1956 $496
1955 $494
1954 $498
1953 $494
1952 $490
1951 $463
1950 $437
1949 $446
1948 $433
1947 $398
1946 $337
1945 $329
1944 $322
1943 $313
1942 $287
1941 $261
Year Equivalent
1940 $259
1939 $259
1938 $266
1937 $259
1936 $255
1935 $248
1934 $244
1933 $242
1932 $270
1931 $298
1930 $318
1929 $316
1928 $320
1927 $327
1926 $331
1925 $320
1924 $320
1923 $313
1922 $320
1921 $359
1920 $350
1919 $305
1918 $253
1917 $215
1916 $191
1915 $187
1914 $185