Calculate the Value of $478 in 1978

What is 478 dollars in 1978 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $478 from 1978 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$2,361
Adjusted for inflation, $478 in 1978 is equal to $2,361 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.53%.
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How much is $478 in 1978 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $2,361
2023 $2,285
2022 $2,146
2021 $2,005
2020 $1,978
2019 $1,934
2018 $1,898
2017 $1,858
2016 $1,821
2015 $1,807
2014 $1,794
2013 $1,767
2012 $1,737
2011 $1,687
2010 $1,662
2009 $1,618
2008 $1,617
2007 $1,553
2006 $1,515
2005 $1,465
2004 $1,419
2003 $1,392
2002 $1,360
2001 $1,339
2000 $1,295
1999 $1,262
1998 $1,242
1997 $1,221
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,182
1995 $1,152
1994 $1,122
1993 $1,092
1992 $1,061
1991 $1,030
1990 $971
1989 $928
1988 $888
1987 $851
1986 $841
1985 $811
1984 $780
1983 $751
1982 $724
1981 $664
1980 $590
1979 $521
1978 $478
1977 $448
1976 $427
1975 $399
1974 $356
1973 $327
1972 $316
1971 $306
1970 $290
1969 $273
Year Equivalent
1968 $261
1967 $253
1966 $245
1965 $240
1964 $238
1963 $234
1962 $231
1961 $229
1960 $226
1959 $222
1958 $219
1957 $212
1956 $206
1955 $206
1954 $207
1953 $206
1952 $204
1951 $192
1950 $182
1949 $186
1948 $180
1947 $165
1946 $140
1945 $137
1944 $134
1943 $130
1942 $119
1941 $109
Year Equivalent
1940 $108
1939 $108
1938 $111
1937 $108
1936 $106
1935 $103
1934 $102
1933 $101
1932 $112
1931 $124
1930 $132
1929 $132
1928 $133
1927 $136
1926 $138
1925 $133
1924 $133
1923 $130
1922 $133
1921 $149
1920 $145
1919 $127
1918 $105
1917 $89
1916 $79
1915 $78
1914 $77