Value of $42 Due to Inflation

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What is $42 worth today? How much was 42 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $42 was worth by year. The Consumer Price Index is tabulated by comparing prices throughout the United States over time. These numbers are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We use this data to calculate the value of inflation every year.
Amount Value in 2023
$42 in 1914 1,246.55
$42 in 1915 1,234.21
$42 in 1916 1,210.24
$42 in 1917 1,074.61
$42 in 1918 909.89
$42 in 1919 755.48
$42 in 1920 659.55
$42 in 1921 642.55
$42 in 1922 720.55
$42 in 1923 737.60
$42 in 1924 720.55
$42 in 1925 720.55
$42 in 1926 696.40
$42 in 1927 704.26
$42 in 1928 720.55
$42 in 1929 728.98
$42 in 1930 724.74
$42 in 1931 774.25
$42 in 1932 853.80
$42 in 1933 951.56
$42 in 1934 944.35
$42 in 1935 930.26
$42 in 1936 903.30
$42 in 1937 890.39
$42 in 1938 865.66
$42 in 1939 890.39
$42 in 1940 890.39
$42 in 1941 884.08
$42 in 1942 804.22
$42 in 1943 737.60
$42 in 1944 716.41
$42 in 1945 700.31
$42 in 1946 684.92
$42 in 1947 579.79
$42 in 1948 532.71
$42 in 1949 517.24
$42 in 1950 528.20
Amount Value in 2023
$42 in 1951 498.62
$42 in 1952 470.40
$42 in 1953 466.87
$42 in 1954 463.40
$42 in 1955 466.87
$42 in 1956 465.13
$42 in 1957 451.65
$42 in 1958 438.93
$42 in 1959 431.33
$42 in 1960 424.00
$42 in 1961 418.30
$42 in 1962 415.52
$42 in 1963 410.05
$42 in 1964 403.41
$42 in 1965 399.53
$42 in 1966 392.00
$42 in 1967 378.89
$42 in 1968 367.71
$42 in 1969 351.14
$42 in 1970 330.65
$42 in 1971 313.20
$42 in 1972 303.30
$42 in 1973 293.31
$42 in 1974 269.82
$42 in 1975 240.18
$42 in 1976 224.60
$42 in 1977 214.18
$42 in 1978 200.73
$42 in 1979 184.13
$42 in 1980 162.52
$42 in 1981 144.44
$42 in 1982 132.61
$42 in 1983 127.72
$42 in 1984 123.06
$42 in 1985 118.38
$42 in 1986 114.05
$42 in 1987 112.81
Amount Value in 2023
$42 in 1988 108.02
$42 in 1989 103.45
$42 in 1990 98.85
$42 in 1991 93.16
$42 in 1992 90.40
$42 in 1993 87.85
$42 in 1994 85.50
$42 in 1995 83.27
$42 in 1996 81.21
$42 in 1997 78.60
$42 in 1998 77.28
$42 in 1999 76.06
$42 in 2000 74.07
$42 in 2001 71.64
$42 in 2002 70.55
$42 in 2003 68.91
$42 in 2004 67.64
$42 in 2005 65.50
$42 in 2006 63.34
$42 in 2007 61.77
$42 in 2008 59.35
$42 in 2009 59.30
$42 in 2010 57.72
$42 in 2011 56.87
$42 in 2012 55.24
$42 in 2013 54.29
$42 in 2014 53.49
$42 in 2015 53.09
$42 in 2016 52.70
$42 in 2017 51.63
$42 in 2018 50.56
$42 in 2019 49.62
$42 in 2020 48.51
$42 in 2021 47.86
$42 in 2022 44.71
$42 in 2023 42.00