Calculate the Value of $980 in 1938

What is 980 dollars in 1938 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $980 from 1938 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$20,876
Adjusted for inflation, $980 in 1938 is equal to $20,876 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.62%.
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How much is $980 in 1938 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $20,876
2023 $20,199
2022 $18,974
2021 $17,727
2020 $17,489
2019 $17,098
2018 $16,777
2017 $16,431
2016 $16,097
2015 $15,980
2014 $15,860
2013 $15,626
2012 $15,358
2011 $14,916
2010 $14,697
2009 $14,307
2008 $14,294
2007 $13,734
2006 $13,393
2005 $12,951
2004 $12,543
2003 $12,311
2002 $12,025
2001 $11,842
2000 $11,454
1999 $11,154
1998 $10,977
1997 $10,794
Year Equivalent
1996 $10,447
1995 $10,188
1994 $9,923
1993 $9,657
1992 $9,385
1991 $9,106
1990 $8,582
1989 $8,201
1988 $7,854
1987 $7,520
1986 $7,438
1985 $7,166
1984 $6,894
1983 $6,642
1982 $6,397
1981 $5,873
1980 $5,220
1979 $4,607
1978 $4,226
1977 $3,961
1976 $3,777
1975 $3,532
1974 $3,144
1973 $2,892
1972 $2,797
1971 $2,709
1970 $2,566
1969 $2,416
Year Equivalent
1968 $2,307
1967 $2,239
1966 $2,164
1965 $2,123
1964 $2,103
1963 $2,069
1962 $2,042
1961 $2,028
1960 $2,001
1959 $1,967
1958 $1,933
1957 $1,878
1956 $1,824
1955 $1,817
1954 $1,831
1953 $1,817
1952 $1,803
1951 $1,701
1950 $1,606
1949 $1,640
1948 $1,593
1947 $1,463
1946 $1,239
1945 $1,211
1944 $1,184
1943 $1,150
1942 $1,055
1941 $960
Year Equivalent
1940 $953
1939 $953
1938 $980
1937 $953
1936 $939
1935 $912
1934 $898
1933 $892
1932 $994
1931 $1,096
1930 $1,171
1929 $1,164
1928 $1,177
1927 $1,205
1926 $1,218
1925 $1,177
1924 $1,177
1923 $1,150
1922 $1,177
1921 $1,320
1920 $1,286
1919 $1,123
1918 $932
1917 $789
1916 $701
1915 $687
1914 $681