Calculate the Value of $850 in 1938

What is 850 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $850 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$18,107
Adjusted for inflation, $850 in 1938 is equal to $18,107 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $850 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $18,107
2023 $17,519
2022 $16,457
2021 $15,375
2020 $15,169
2019 $14,830
2018 $14,552
2017 $14,251
2016 $13,962
2015 $13,860
2014 $13,756
2013 $13,553
2012 $13,321
2011 $12,938
2010 $12,747
2009 $12,409
2008 $12,398
2007 $11,912
2006 $11,617
2005 $11,233
2004 $10,879
2003 $10,678
2002 $10,430
2001 $10,271
2000 $9,934
1999 $9,675
1998 $9,521
1997 $9,362
Year Equivalent
1996 $9,061
1995 $8,836
1994 $8,606
1993 $8,376
1992 $8,140
1991 $7,898
1990 $7,443
1989 $7,113
1988 $6,812
1987 $6,523
1986 $6,452
1985 $6,216
1984 $5,980
1983 $5,761
1982 $5,549
1981 $5,094
1980 $4,527
1979 $3,996
1978 $3,666
1977 $3,435
1976 $3,276
1975 $3,064
1974 $2,727
1973 $2,509
1972 $2,426
1971 $2,349
1970 $2,225
1969 $2,095
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,001
1967 $1,942
1966 $1,877
1965 $1,842
1964 $1,824
1963 $1,794
1962 $1,771
1961 $1,759
1960 $1,735
1959 $1,706
1958 $1,676
1957 $1,629
1956 $1,582
1955 $1,576
1954 $1,588
1953 $1,576
1952 $1,564
1951 $1,476
1950 $1,393
1949 $1,423
1948 $1,381
1947 $1,269
1946 $1,074
1945 $1,051
1944 $1,027
1943 $998
1942 $915
1941 $832
Year Equivalent
1940 $826
1939 $826
1938 $850
1937 $826
1936 $815
1935 $791
1934 $779
1933 $773
1932 $862
1931 $950
1930 $1,015
1929 $1,009
1928 $1,021
1927 $1,045
1926 $1,057
1925 $1,021
1924 $1,021
1923 $998
1922 $1,021
1921 $1,145
1920 $1,116
1919 $974
1918 $809
1917 $685
1916 $608
1915 $596
1914 $590