Calculate the Value of $492 in 1942

What is 492 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $492 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$9,737
Adjusted for inflation, $492 in 1942 is equal to $9,737 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $492 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $9,737
2023 $9,421
2022 $8,850
2021 $8,268
2020 $8,157
2019 $7,975
2018 $7,825
2017 $7,664
2016 $7,508
2015 $7,453
2014 $7,397
2013 $7,288
2012 $7,163
2011 $6,957
2010 $6,855
2009 $6,673
2008 $6,667
2007 $6,406
2006 $6,247
2005 $6,040
2004 $5,850
2003 $5,742
2002 $5,609
2001 $5,523
2000 $5,342
1999 $5,203
1998 $5,120
1997 $5,034
Year Equivalent
1996 $4,872
1995 $4,752
1994 $4,628
1993 $4,504
1992 $4,377
1991 $4,247
1990 $4,003
1989 $3,825
1988 $3,663
1987 $3,507
1986 $3,469
1985 $3,342
1984 $3,215
1983 $3,098
1982 $2,984
1981 $2,739
1980 $2,435
1979 $2,149
1978 $1,971
1977 $1,847
1976 $1,762
1975 $1,647
1974 $1,466
1973 $1,349
1972 $1,305
1971 $1,263
1970 $1,197
1969 $1,127
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,076
1967 $1,044
1966 $1,009
1965 $990
1964 $981
1963 $965
1962 $952
1961 $946
1960 $933
1959 $917
1958 $901
1957 $876
1956 $851
1955 $848
1954 $854
1953 $848
1952 $841
1951 $794
1950 $749
1949 $765
1948 $743
1947 $682
1946 $578
1945 $565
1944 $552
1943 $536
1942 $492
1941 $448
Year Equivalent
1940 $444
1939 $444
1938 $457
1937 $444
1936 $438
1935 $425
1934 $419
1933 $416
1932 $463
1931 $511
1930 $546
1929 $543
1928 $549
1927 $562
1926 $568
1925 $549
1924 $549
1923 $536
1922 $549
1921 $616
1920 $600
1919 $524
1918 $435
1917 $368
1916 $327
1915 $321
1914 $317