Calculate the Value of $490 in 1942

What is 490 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $490 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$9,697
Adjusted for inflation, $490 in 1942 is equal to $9,697 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $490 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $9,697
2023 $9,383
2022 $8,814
2021 $8,234
2020 $8,124
2019 $7,942
2018 $7,793
2017 $7,632
2016 $7,477
2015 $7,423
2014 $7,367
2013 $7,258
2012 $7,134
2011 $6,929
2010 $6,827
2009 $6,646
2008 $6,640
2007 $6,379
2006 $6,221
2005 $6,016
2004 $5,826
2003 $5,719
2002 $5,586
2001 $5,501
2000 $5,320
1999 $5,181
1998 $5,099
1997 $5,014
Year Equivalent
1996 $4,853
1995 $4,732
1994 $4,609
1993 $4,486
1992 $4,359
1991 $4,230
1990 $3,986
1989 $3,809
1988 $3,648
1987 $3,493
1986 $3,455
1985 $3,329
1984 $3,202
1983 $3,085
1982 $2,972
1981 $2,728
1980 $2,425
1979 $2,140
1978 $1,963
1977 $1,840
1976 $1,755
1975 $1,641
1974 $1,461
1973 $1,344
1972 $1,299
1971 $1,258
1970 $1,192
1969 $1,122
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,072
1967 $1,040
1966 $1,005
1965 $986
1964 $977
1963 $961
1962 $948
1961 $942
1960 $929
1959 $914
1958 $898
1957 $873
1956 $847
1955 $844
1954 $850
1953 $844
1952 $838
1951 $790
1950 $746
1949 $762
1948 $740
1947 $680
1946 $575
1945 $563
1944 $550
1943 $534
1942 $490
1941 $446
Year Equivalent
1940 $443
1939 $443
1938 $455
1937 $443
1936 $436
1935 $424
1934 $417
1933 $414
1932 $462
1931 $509
1930 $544
1929 $541
1928 $547
1927 $560
1926 $566
1925 $547
1924 $547
1923 $534
1922 $547
1921 $613
1920 $597
1919 $522
1918 $433
1917 $367
1916 $326
1915 $319
1914 $316