This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report 
"School Foodservice Costs: Location Matters" (ERR-117), published in May 2011. The content and context 
of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect the current ERS program 
of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: www.ers.usda.gov.

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The following inventory lists each of the files in this folder.



File name		Description

(fig.1.png)		Figure 1-U.S. regions established by the Food and Nutrition Service
(fig.2.pgn)		Figure 2-Distribution of school food authorities (SFAs) by reported production cost per lunch, 2005-06 school year
(fig.3.png)		Figure 3-Simulated differences in per meal costs from the national average by location, school year 2002-03
(fig.4.pgn)		Figure 4-Contribution of per meal food expenditures to differences between locations simulated per meal costs and the nationa average, school year 2002-03
(fig.5.png)		Figure 5-Contribution of wage rates and fringe benefits to differences between locations simulated per meal costs and the national average, school year 2002-03
(fig.6.png)		Figure 6-Contribution of school food authority characteristics to differences between locations simulated per meal costs and the national average, school year 2002-03