Calculate the Value of $488 in 1938

What is 488 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $488 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$10,395
Adjusted for inflation, $488 in 1938 is equal to $10,395 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $488 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $10,395
2023 $10,058
2022 $9,448
2021 $8,827
2020 $8,709
2019 $8,514
2018 $8,354
2017 $8,182
2016 $8,016
2015 $7,958
2014 $7,898
2013 $7,781
2012 $7,648
2011 $7,428
2010 $7,318
2009 $7,124
2008 $7,118
2007 $6,839
2006 $6,669
2005 $6,449
2004 $6,246
2003 $6,131
2002 $5,988
2001 $5,897
2000 $5,704
1999 $5,554
1998 $5,466
1997 $5,375
Year Equivalent
1996 $5,202
1995 $5,073
1994 $4,941
1993 $4,809
1992 $4,673
1991 $4,534
1990 $4,273
1989 $4,084
1988 $3,911
1987 $3,745
1986 $3,704
1985 $3,569
1984 $3,433
1983 $3,308
1982 $3,186
1981 $2,925
1980 $2,599
1979 $2,294
1978 $2,105
1977 $1,972
1976 $1,881
1975 $1,759
1974 $1,566
1973 $1,440
1972 $1,393
1971 $1,349
1970 $1,278
1969 $1,203
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,149
1967 $1,115
1966 $1,078
1965 $1,057
1964 $1,047
1963 $1,030
1962 $1,017
1961 $1,010
1960 $996
1959 $979
1958 $962
1957 $935
1956 $908
1955 $905
1954 $912
1953 $905
1952 $898
1951 $847
1950 $800
1949 $817
1948 $793
1947 $729
1946 $617
1945 $603
1944 $590
1943 $573
1942 $525
1941 $478
Year Equivalent
1940 $474
1939 $474
1938 $488
1937 $474
1936 $468
1935 $454
1934 $447
1933 $444
1932 $495
1931 $546
1930 $583
1929 $580
1928 $586
1927 $600
1926 $607
1925 $586
1924 $586
1923 $573
1922 $586
1921 $657
1920 $641
1919 $559
1918 $464
1917 $393
1916 $349
1915 $342
1914 $339