Calculate the Value of $2,600 in 1942

What is $2.6k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,600 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$51,454
Adjusted for inflation, $2,600 in 1942 is equal to $51,454 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $2,600 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $51,454
2023 $49,785
2022 $46,767
2021 $43,692
2020 $43,105
2019 $42,142
2018 $41,352
2017 $40,498
2016 $39,675
2015 $39,388
2014 $39,092
2013 $38,514
2012 $37,855
2011 $36,766
2010 $36,224
2009 $35,264
2008 $35,232
2007 $33,850
2006 $33,012
2005 $31,921
2004 $30,915
2003 $30,345
2002 $29,640
2001 $29,187
2000 $28,231
1999 $27,493
1998 $27,057
1997 $26,604
Year Equivalent
1996 $25,748
1995 $25,111
1994 $24,457
1993 $23,803
1992 $23,132
1991 $22,444
1990 $21,152
1989 $20,213
1988 $19,357
1987 $18,535
1986 $18,334
1985 $17,663
1984 $16,992
1983 $16,372
1982 $15,768
1981 $14,476
1980 $12,866
1979 $11,356
1978 $10,417
1977 $9,763
1976 $9,310
1975 $8,706
1974 $7,750
1973 $7,129
1972 $6,894
1971 $6,676
1970 $6,324
1969 $5,955
Year Equivalent
1968 $5,686
1967 $5,519
1966 $5,334
1965 $5,234
1964 $5,183
1963 $5,099
1962 $5,032
1961 $4,999
1960 $4,932
1959 $4,848
1958 $4,764
1957 $4,630
1956 $4,495
1955 $4,479
1954 $4,512
1953 $4,479
1952 $4,445
1951 $4,194
1950 $3,959
1949 $4,043
1948 $3,925
1947 $3,606
1946 $3,053
1945 $2,986
1944 $2,919
1943 $2,835
1942 $2,600
1941 $2,365
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,348
1939 $2,348
1938 $2,415
1937 $2,348
1936 $2,315
1935 $2,248
1934 $2,214
1933 $2,197
1932 $2,449
1931 $2,701
1930 $2,885
1929 $2,868
1928 $2,902
1927 $2,969
1926 $3,003
1925 $2,902
1924 $2,902
1923 $2,835
1922 $2,902
1921 $3,254
1920 $3,170
1919 $2,768
1918 $2,298
1917 $1,946
1916 $1,728
1915 $1,694
1914 $1,677