Calculate the Value of $5,800 in 1940

What is $5.8k in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $5,800 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$127,080
Adjusted for inflation, $5,800 in 1940 is equal to $127,080 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $5,800 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $127,080
2023 $122,959
2022 $115,504
2021 $107,911
2020 $106,461
2019 $104,082
2018 $102,131
2017 $100,022
2016 $97,989
2015 $97,279
2014 $96,549
2013 $95,120
2012 $93,493
2011 $90,803
2010 $89,465
2009 $87,094
2008 $87,015
2007 $83,603
2006 $81,531
2005 $78,839
2004 $76,353
2003 $74,944
2002 $73,204
2001 $72,086
2000 $69,724
1999 $67,901
1998 $66,824
1997 $65,706
Year Equivalent
1996 $63,593
1995 $62,019
1994 $60,403
1993 $58,787
1992 $57,130
1991 $55,431
1990 $52,241
1989 $49,921
1988 $47,809
1987 $45,779
1986 $45,281
1985 $43,624
1984 $41,967
1983 $40,434
1982 $38,943
1981 $35,753
1980 $31,776
1979 $28,047
1978 $25,727
1977 $24,111
1976 $22,993
1975 $21,501
1974 $19,140
1973 $17,607
1972 $17,027
1971 $16,489
1970 $15,619
1969 $14,707
Year Equivalent
1968 $14,044
1967 $13,630
1966 $13,174
1965 $12,926
1964 $12,801
1963 $12,594
1962 $12,429
1961 $12,346
1960 $12,180
1959 $11,973
1958 $11,766
1957 $11,434
1956 $11,103
1955 $11,061
1954 $11,144
1953 $11,061
1952 $10,979
1951 $10,357
1950 $9,777
1949 $9,984
1948 $9,694
1947 $8,907
1946 $7,540
1945 $7,374
1944 $7,209
1943 $7,001
1942 $6,421
1941 $5,841
Year Equivalent
1940 $5,800
1939 $5,800
1938 $5,966
1937 $5,800
1936 $5,717
1935 $5,551
1934 $5,469
1933 $5,427
1932 $6,049
1931 $6,670
1930 $7,126
1929 $7,084
1928 $7,167
1927 $7,333
1926 $7,416
1925 $7,167
1924 $7,167
1923 $7,001
1922 $7,167
1921 $8,037
1920 $7,830
1919 $6,836
1918 $5,676
1917 $4,806
1916 $4,267
1915 $4,184
1914 $4,143