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| Meals served in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, fiscal 1969-2008 |
Fiscal year |
Lunches |
Breakfasts |
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Millions |
1969 |
3368.2 |
39.7 |
1970 |
3565.1 |
71.8 |
1971 |
3848.3 |
125.5 |
1972 |
3972.1 |
169.3 |
1973 |
4008.8 |
194.1 |
1974 |
3981.6 |
226.7 |
1975 |
4063.0 |
294.7 |
1976 |
4147.9 |
353.6 |
1977 |
4250.0 |
434.3 |
1978 |
4294.1 |
478.8 |
1979 |
4357.4 |
565.6 |
1980 |
4,387.0 |
619.9 |
1981 |
4,210.6 |
644.2 |
1982 |
3,755.0 |
567.4 |
1983 |
3,803.3 |
580.7 |
1984 |
3,826.2 |
589.2 |
1985 |
3,890.1 |
594.9 |
1986 |
3,942.5 |
610.6 |
1987 |
3,939.9 |
621.5 |
1988 |
4,032.9 |
642.5 |
1989 |
4,004.9 |
658.4 |
1990 |
4,009.0 |
707.5 |
1991 |
4,050.7 |
771.9 |
1992 |
4,101.3 |
852.4 |
1993 |
4,137.7 |
923.6 |
1994 |
4,201.6 |
1,001.5 |
1995 |
4,253.3 |
1,078.9 |
1996 |
4,313.2 |
1,125.7 |
1997 |
4,409.0 |
1,191.2 |
1998 |
4,425.0 |
1,220.9 |
1999 |
4,513.6 |
1,267.6 |
2000 |
4,575.2 |
1,303.4 |
2001 |
4,584.8 |
1,334.5 |
2002 |
4,716.9 |
1,404.8 |
2003 |
4,763.0 |
1,447.8 |
2004 |
4,841.4 |
1,524.1 |
2005 |
4,976.1 |
1,603.8 |
2006 |
5,016.1 |
1,660.0 |
2007 |
5,071.7 |
1,714.8 |
2008 |
5,199.8 |
1,808.5 |
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Notes: Fiscal year numbers are averages of daily participation during full-time school months, excluding June, July, and August. All numbers are subject to revision.
Sources: Prepared by ERS using data from USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Data as of November 2008. |
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