Calculate the Value of $5,500 in 1942

What is $5.5k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,500 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$108,845
Adjusted for inflation, $5,500 in 1942 is equal to $108,845 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $5,500 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $108,845
2023 $105,315
2022 $98,930
2021 $92,426
2020 $91,184
2019 $89,147
2018 $87,476
2017 $85,669
2016 $83,928
2015 $83,320
2014 $82,695
2013 $81,471
2012 $80,077
2011 $77,773
2010 $76,627
2009 $74,597
2008 $74,529
2007 $71,606
2006 $69,832
2005 $67,526
2004 $65,397
2003 $64,190
2002 $62,700
2001 $61,742
2000 $59,719
1999 $58,158
1998 $57,235
1997 $56,277
Year Equivalent
1996 $54,468
1995 $53,119
1994 $51,735
1993 $50,352
1992 $48,932
1991 $47,477
1990 $44,745
1989 $42,758
1988 $40,948
1987 $39,210
1986 $38,784
1985 $37,365
1984 $35,945
1983 $34,632
1982 $33,355
1981 $30,623
1980 $27,216
1979 $24,023
1978 $22,035
1977 $20,652
1976 $19,694
1975 $18,416
1974 $16,394
1973 $15,081
1972 $14,584
1971 $14,123
1970 $13,377
1969 $12,597
Year Equivalent
1968 $12,029
1967 $11,674
1966 $11,284
1965 $11,071
1964 $10,965
1963 $10,787
1962 $10,645
1961 $10,574
1960 $10,432
1959 $10,255
1958 $10,077
1957 $9,794
1956 $9,510
1955 $9,474
1954 $9,545
1953 $9,474
1952 $9,403
1951 $8,871
1950 $8,374
1949 $8,552
1948 $8,303
1947 $7,629
1946 $6,458
1945 $6,316
1944 $6,174
1943 $5,997
1942 $5,500
1941 $5,003
Year Equivalent
1940 $4,968
1939 $4,968
1938 $5,110
1937 $4,968
1936 $4,897
1935 $4,755
1934 $4,684
1933 $4,648
1932 $5,181
1931 $5,713
1930 $6,103
1929 $6,068
1928 $6,139
1927 $6,281
1926 $6,352
1925 $6,139
1924 $6,139
1923 $5,997
1922 $6,139
1921 $6,884
1920 $6,706
1919 $5,855
1918 $4,861
1917 $4,116
1916 $3,655
1915 $3,584
1914 $3,548