Calculate the Value of $342 in 1979

What is 342 dollars in 1979 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $342 from 1979 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$1,550
Adjusted for inflation, $342 in 1979 is equal to $1,550 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.41%.
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How much is $342 in 1979 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,550
2023 $1,499
2022 $1,408
2021 $1,316
2020 $1,298
2019 $1,269
2018 $1,245
2017 $1,220
2016 $1,195
2015 $1,186
2014 $1,177
2013 $1,160
2012 $1,140
2011 $1,107
2010 $1,091
2009 $1,062
2008 $1,061
2007 $1,019
2006 $994
2005 $961
2004 $931
2003 $914
2002 $893
2001 $879
2000 $850
1999 $828
1998 $815
1997 $801
Year Equivalent
1996 $775
1995 $756
1994 $737
1993 $717
1992 $697
1991 $676
1990 $637
1989 $609
1988 $583
1987 $558
1986 $552
1985 $532
1984 $512
1983 $493
1982 $475
1981 $436
1980 $387
1979 $342
1978 $314
1977 $294
1976 $280
1975 $262
1974 $233
1973 $215
1972 $208
1971 $201
1970 $190
1969 $179
Year Equivalent
1968 $171
1967 $166
1966 $161
1965 $158
1964 $156
1963 $154
1962 $152
1961 $151
1960 $149
1959 $146
1958 $143
1957 $139
1956 $135
1955 $135
1954 $136
1953 $135
1952 $134
1951 $126
1950 $119
1949 $122
1948 $118
1947 $109
1946 $92
1945 $90
1944 $88
1943 $85
1942 $78
1941 $71
Year Equivalent
1940 $71
1939 $71
1938 $73
1937 $71
1936 $70
1935 $68
1934 $67
1933 $66
1932 $74
1931 $81
1930 $87
1929 $86
1928 $87
1927 $89
1926 $90
1925 $87
1924 $87
1923 $85
1922 $87
1921 $98
1920 $95
1919 $83
1918 $69
1917 $59
1916 $52
1915 $51
1914 $51