Calculate the Value of $493 in 1959

What is 493 dollars in 1959 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $493 from 1959 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,233
Adjusted for inflation, $493 in 1959 is equal to $5,233 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $493 in 1959 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,233
2023 $5,063
2022 $4,756
2021 $4,443
2020 $4,384
2019 $4,286
2018 $4,205
2017 $4,119
2016 $4,035
2015 $4,006
2014 $3,976
2013 $3,917
2012 $3,850
2011 $3,739
2010 $3,684
2009 $3,586
2008 $3,583
2007 $3,442
2006 $3,357
2005 $3,246
2004 $3,144
2003 $3,086
2002 $3,014
2001 $2,968
2000 $2,871
1999 $2,796
1998 $2,752
1997 $2,706
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,619
1995 $2,554
1994 $2,487
1993 $2,421
1992 $2,352
1991 $2,282
1990 $2,151
1989 $2,056
1988 $1,969
1987 $1,885
1986 $1,865
1985 $1,796
1984 $1,728
1983 $1,665
1982 $1,604
1981 $1,472
1980 $1,308
1979 $1,155
1978 $1,059
1977 $993
1976 $947
1975 $885
1974 $788
1973 $725
1972 $701
1971 $679
1970 $643
1969 $606
Year Equivalent
1968 $578
1967 $561
1966 $542
1965 $532
1964 $527
1963 $519
1962 $512
1961 $508
1960 $502
1959 $493
1958 $484
1957 $471
1956 $457
1955 $455
1954 $459
1953 $455
1952 $452
1951 $426
1950 $403
1949 $411
1948 $399
1947 $367
1946 $310
1945 $304
1944 $297
1943 $288
1942 $264
1941 $241
Year Equivalent
1940 $239
1939 $239
1938 $246
1937 $239
1936 $235
1935 $229
1934 $225
1933 $223
1932 $249
1931 $275
1930 $293
1929 $292
1928 $295
1927 $302
1926 $305
1925 $295
1924 $295
1923 $288
1922 $295
1921 $331
1920 $322
1919 $281
1918 $234
1917 $198
1916 $176
1915 $172
1914 $171