Calculate the Value of $8,500 in 1942

What is $8.5k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $8,500 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$168,216
Adjusted for inflation, $8,500 in 1942 is equal to $168,216 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $8,500 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $168,216
2023 $162,760
2022 $152,891
2021 $142,841
2020 $140,921
2019 $137,773
2018 $135,191
2017 $132,398
2016 $129,707
2015 $128,768
2014 $127,801
2013 $125,910
2012 $123,756
2011 $120,195
2010 $118,424
2009 $115,286
2008 $115,181
2007 $110,665
2006 $107,923
2005 $104,358
2004 $101,068
2003 $99,203
2002 $96,900
2001 $95,419
2000 $92,294
1999 $89,881
1998 $88,455
1997 $86,974
Year Equivalent
1996 $84,177
1995 $82,094
1994 $79,955
1993 $77,816
1992 $75,623
1991 $73,374
1990 $69,152
1989 $66,081
1988 $63,284
1987 $60,597
1986 $59,939
1985 $57,745
1984 $55,552
1983 $53,523
1982 $51,548
1981 $47,326
1980 $42,061
1979 $37,126
1978 $34,055
1977 $31,916
1976 $30,435
1975 $28,461
1974 $25,335
1973 $23,306
1972 $22,539
1971 $21,826
1970 $20,674
1969 $19,468
Year Equivalent
1968 $18,590
1967 $18,042
1966 $17,439
1965 $17,110
1964 $16,945
1963 $16,671
1962 $16,452
1961 $16,342
1960 $16,123
1959 $15,848
1958 $15,574
1957 $15,135
1956 $14,697
1955 $14,642
1954 $14,752
1953 $14,642
1952 $14,532
1951 $13,710
1950 $12,942
1949 $13,216
1948 $12,832
1947 $11,790
1946 $9,981
1945 $9,761
1944 $9,542
1943 $9,268
1942 $8,500
1941 $7,732
Year Equivalent
1940 $7,677
1939 $7,677
1938 $7,897
1937 $7,677
1936 $7,568
1935 $7,348
1934 $7,239
1933 $7,184
1932 $8,006
1931 $8,829
1930 $9,432
1929 $9,377
1928 $9,487
1927 $9,706
1926 $9,816
1925 $9,487
1924 $9,487
1923 $9,268
1922 $9,487
1921 $10,639
1920 $10,365
1919 $9,048
1918 $7,513
1917 $6,361
1916 $5,648
1915 $5,539
1914 $5,484