Calculate the Value of $2,800 in 1942

What is $2.8k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $2,800 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$55,412
Adjusted for inflation, $2,800 in 1942 is equal to $55,412 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $2,800 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $55,412
2023 $53,615
2022 $50,364
2021 $47,053
2020 $46,421
2019 $45,384
2018 $44,533
2017 $43,614
2016 $42,727
2015 $42,418
2014 $42,099
2013 $41,476
2012 $40,767
2011 $39,594
2010 $39,010
2009 $37,977
2008 $37,942
2007 $36,454
2006 $35,551
2005 $34,377
2004 $33,293
2003 $32,679
2002 $31,920
2001 $31,432
2000 $30,403
1999 $29,608
1998 $29,138
1997 $28,650
Year Equivalent
1996 $27,729
1995 $27,043
1994 $26,338
1993 $25,634
1992 $24,911
1991 $24,170
1990 $22,779
1989 $21,768
1988 $20,846
1987 $19,961
1986 $19,745
1985 $19,022
1984 $18,299
1983 $17,631
1982 $16,981
1981 $15,590
1980 $13,855
1979 $12,230
1978 $11,218
1977 $10,514
1976 $10,026
1975 $9,375
1974 $8,346
1973 $7,677
1972 $7,425
1971 $7,190
1970 $6,810
1969 $6,413
Year Equivalent
1968 $6,124
1967 $5,943
1966 $5,745
1965 $5,636
1964 $5,582
1963 $5,492
1962 $5,419
1961 $5,383
1960 $5,311
1959 $5,221
1958 $5,130
1957 $4,986
1956 $4,841
1955 $4,823
1954 $4,859
1953 $4,823
1952 $4,787
1951 $4,516
1950 $4,263
1949 $4,354
1948 $4,227
1947 $3,884
1946 $3,288
1945 $3,215
1944 $3,143
1943 $3,053
1942 $2,800
1941 $2,547
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,529
1939 $2,529
1938 $2,601
1937 $2,529
1936 $2,493
1935 $2,421
1934 $2,385
1933 $2,366
1932 $2,637
1931 $2,908
1930 $3,107
1929 $3,089
1928 $3,125
1927 $3,197
1926 $3,234
1925 $3,125
1924 $3,125
1923 $3,053
1922 $3,125
1921 $3,505
1920 $3,414
1919 $2,981
1918 $2,475
1917 $2,095
1916 $1,861
1915 $1,825
1914 $1,806