Calculate the Value of $259 in 1942

What is 259 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $259 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,126
Adjusted for inflation, $259 in 1942 is equal to $5,126 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $259 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,126
2023 $4,959
2022 $4,659
2021 $4,352
2020 $4,294
2019 $4,198
2018 $4,119
2017 $4,034
2016 $3,952
2015 $3,924
2014 $3,894
2013 $3,837
2012 $3,771
2011 $3,662
2010 $3,608
2009 $3,513
2008 $3,510
2007 $3,372
2006 $3,288
2005 $3,180
2004 $3,080
2003 $3,023
2002 $2,953
2001 $2,907
2000 $2,812
1999 $2,739
1998 $2,695
1997 $2,650
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,565
1995 $2,501
1994 $2,436
1993 $2,371
1992 $2,304
1991 $2,236
1990 $2,107
1989 $2,014
1988 $1,928
1987 $1,846
1986 $1,826
1985 $1,760
1984 $1,693
1983 $1,631
1982 $1,571
1981 $1,442
1980 $1,282
1979 $1,131
1978 $1,038
1977 $973
1976 $927
1975 $867
1974 $772
1973 $710
1972 $687
1971 $665
1970 $630
1969 $593
Year Equivalent
1968 $566
1967 $550
1966 $531
1965 $521
1964 $516
1963 $508
1962 $501
1961 $498
1960 $491
1959 $483
1958 $475
1957 $461
1956 $448
1955 $446
1954 $449
1953 $446
1952 $443
1951 $418
1950 $394
1949 $403
1948 $391
1947 $359
1946 $304
1945 $297
1944 $291
1943 $282
1942 $259
1941 $236
Year Equivalent
1940 $234
1939 $234
1938 $241
1937 $234
1936 $231
1935 $224
1934 $221
1933 $219
1932 $244
1931 $269
1930 $287
1929 $286
1928 $289
1927 $296
1926 $299
1925 $289
1924 $289
1923 $282
1922 $289
1921 $324
1920 $316
1919 $276
1918 $229
1917 $194
1916 $172
1915 $169
1914 $167