Calculate the Value of $6,000 in 1940

What is $6k in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $6,000 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$131,463
Adjusted for inflation, $6,000 in 1940 is equal to $131,463 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $6,000 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $131,463
2023 $127,199
2022 $119,487
2021 $111,632
2020 $110,132
2019 $107,671
2018 $105,653
2017 $103,471
2016 $101,368
2015 $100,634
2014 $99,878
2013 $98,400
2012 $96,717
2011 $93,934
2010 $92,550
2009 $90,098
2008 $90,015
2007 $86,486
2006 $84,343
2005 $81,557
2004 $78,986
2003 $77,529
2002 $75,729
2001 $74,571
2000 $72,129
1999 $70,243
1998 $69,129
1997 $67,971
Year Equivalent
1996 $65,786
1995 $64,157
1994 $62,486
1993 $60,814
1992 $59,100
1991 $57,343
1990 $54,043
1989 $51,643
1988 $49,457
1987 $47,357
1986 $46,843
1985 $45,129
1984 $43,414
1983 $41,829
1982 $40,286
1981 $36,986
1980 $32,871
1979 $29,014
1978 $26,614
1977 $24,943
1976 $23,786
1975 $22,243
1974 $19,800
1973 $18,214
1972 $17,614
1971 $17,057
1970 $16,157
1969 $15,214
Year Equivalent
1968 $14,529
1967 $14,100
1966 $13,629
1965 $13,371
1964 $13,243
1963 $13,029
1962 $12,857
1961 $12,771
1960 $12,600
1959 $12,386
1958 $12,171
1957 $11,829
1956 $11,486
1955 $11,443
1954 $11,529
1953 $11,443
1952 $11,357
1951 $10,714
1950 $10,114
1949 $10,329
1948 $10,029
1947 $9,214
1946 $7,800
1945 $7,629
1944 $7,457
1943 $7,243
1942 $6,643
1941 $6,043
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,000
1939 $6,000
1938 $6,171
1937 $6,000
1936 $5,914
1935 $5,743
1934 $5,657
1933 $5,614
1932 $6,257
1931 $6,900
1930 $7,371
1929 $7,329
1928 $7,414
1927 $7,586
1926 $7,671
1925 $7,414
1924 $7,414
1923 $7,243
1922 $7,414
1921 $8,314
1920 $8,100
1919 $7,071
1918 $5,871
1917 $4,971
1916 $4,414
1915 $4,329
1914 $4,286