Calculate the Value of $7,200 in 1942

What is $7.2k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $7,200 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$142,488
Adjusted for inflation, $7,200 in 1942 is equal to $142,488 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $7,200 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $142,488
2023 $137,867
2022 $129,508
2021 $120,994
2020 $119,369
2019 $116,702
2018 $114,514
2017 $112,149
2016 $109,870
2015 $109,074
2014 $108,255
2013 $106,653
2012 $104,828
2011 $101,812
2010 $100,312
2009 $97,654
2008 $97,565
2007 $93,739
2006 $91,417
2005 $88,397
2004 $85,610
2003 $84,031
2002 $82,080
2001 $80,826
2000 $78,178
1999 $76,134
1998 $74,926
1997 $73,672
Year Equivalent
1996 $71,303
1995 $69,538
1994 $67,726
1993 $65,915
1992 $64,057
1991 $62,152
1990 $58,575
1989 $55,974
1988 $53,605
1987 $51,329
1986 $50,772
1985 $48,914
1984 $47,055
1983 $45,337
1982 $43,665
1981 $40,088
1980 $35,628
1979 $31,448
1978 $28,846
1977 $27,035
1976 $25,781
1975 $24,108
1974 $21,461
1973 $19,742
1972 $19,092
1971 $18,488
1970 $17,512
1969 $16,490
Year Equivalent
1968 $15,747
1967 $15,283
1966 $14,772
1965 $14,493
1964 $14,354
1963 $14,121
1962 $13,935
1961 $13,843
1960 $13,657
1959 $13,425
1958 $13,192
1957 $12,821
1956 $12,449
1955 $12,403
1954 $12,495
1953 $12,403
1952 $12,310
1951 $11,613
1950 $10,963
1949 $11,195
1948 $10,870
1947 $9,987
1946 $8,454
1945 $8,268
1944 $8,083
1943 $7,850
1942 $7,200
1941 $6,550
Year Equivalent
1940 $6,503
1939 $6,503
1938 $6,689
1937 $6,503
1936 $6,410
1935 $6,225
1934 $6,132
1933 $6,085
1932 $6,782
1931 $7,479
1930 $7,990
1929 $7,943
1928 $8,036
1927 $8,222
1926 $8,315
1925 $8,036
1924 $8,036
1923 $7,850
1922 $8,036
1921 $9,012
1920 $8,779
1919 $7,665
1918 $6,364
1917 $5,388
1916 $4,785
1915 $4,692
1914 $4,645