Calculate the Value of $498 in 1942

What is 498 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $498 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$9,855
Adjusted for inflation, $498 in 1942 is equal to $9,855 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $498 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $9,855
2023 $9,536
2022 $8,958
2021 $8,369
2020 $8,256
2019 $8,072
2018 $7,921
2017 $7,757
2016 $7,599
2015 $7,544
2014 $7,488
2013 $7,377
2012 $7,251
2011 $7,042
2010 $6,938
2009 $6,754
2008 $6,748
2007 $6,484
2006 $6,323
2005 $6,114
2004 $5,921
2003 $5,812
2002 $5,677
2001 $5,590
2000 $5,407
1999 $5,266
1998 $5,182
1997 $5,096
Year Equivalent
1996 $4,932
1995 $4,810
1994 $4,684
1993 $4,559
1992 $4,431
1991 $4,299
1990 $4,051
1989 $3,872
1988 $3,708
1987 $3,550
1986 $3,512
1985 $3,383
1984 $3,255
1983 $3,136
1982 $3,020
1981 $2,773
1980 $2,464
1979 $2,175
1978 $1,995
1977 $1,870
1976 $1,783
1975 $1,667
1974 $1,484
1973 $1,365
1972 $1,321
1971 $1,279
1970 $1,211
1969 $1,141
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,089
1967 $1,057
1966 $1,022
1965 $1,002
1964 $993
1963 $977
1962 $964
1961 $957
1960 $945
1959 $929
1958 $912
1957 $887
1956 $861
1955 $858
1954 $864
1953 $858
1952 $851
1951 $803
1950 $758
1949 $774
1948 $752
1947 $691
1946 $585
1945 $572
1944 $559
1943 $543
1942 $498
1941 $453
Year Equivalent
1940 $450
1939 $450
1938 $463
1937 $450
1936 $443
1935 $431
1934 $424
1933 $421
1932 $469
1931 $517
1930 $553
1929 $549
1928 $556
1927 $569
1926 $575
1925 $556
1924 $556
1923 $543
1922 $556
1921 $623
1920 $607
1919 $530
1918 $440
1917 $373
1916 $331
1915 $325
1914 $321