Calculate the Value of $300 in 1979

What is 300 dollars in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $300 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$1,359
Adjusted for inflation, $300 in 1979 is equal to $1,359 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $300 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,359
2023 $1,315
2022 $1,235
2021 $1,154
2020 $1,139
2019 $1,113
2018 $1,092
2017 $1,070
2016 $1,048
2015 $1,041
2014 $1,033
2013 $1,017
2012 $1,000
2011 $971
2010 $957
2009 $932
2008 $931
2007 $894
2006 $872
2005 $843
2004 $817
2003 $802
2002 $783
2001 $771
2000 $746
1999 $726
1998 $715
1997 $703
Year Equivalent
1996 $680
1995 $663
1994 $646
1993 $629
1992 $611
1991 $593
1990 $559
1989 $534
1988 $511
1987 $490
1986 $484
1985 $467
1984 $449
1983 $432
1982 $417
1981 $382
1980 $340
1979 $300
1978 $275
1977 $258
1976 $246
1975 $230
1974 $205
1973 $188
1972 $182
1971 $176
1970 $167
1969 $157
Year Equivalent
1968 $150
1967 $146
1966 $141
1965 $138
1964 $137
1963 $135
1962 $133
1961 $132
1960 $130
1959 $128
1958 $126
1957 $122
1956 $119
1955 $118
1954 $119
1953 $118
1952 $117
1951 $111
1950 $105
1949 $107
1948 $104
1947 $95
1946 $81
1945 $79
1944 $77
1943 $75
1942 $69
1941 $62
Year Equivalent
1940 $62
1939 $62
1938 $64
1937 $62
1936 $61
1935 $59
1934 $58
1933 $58
1932 $65
1931 $71
1930 $76
1929 $76
1928 $77
1927 $78
1926 $79
1925 $77
1924 $77
1923 $75
1922 $77
1921 $86
1920 $84
1919 $73
1918 $61
1917 $51
1916 $46
1915 $45
1914 $44