This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report "The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2015 Edition"
EIB134 published in January 2015. The content and context of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material 
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File name			Description       
(Fig01.png)			Figure 1 - WIC participants as a share of U.S. population subgroups, 2012   
(Fig02.png)			Figure 2 - USDA expenditures for food and nutrition assistance programs, FY 2013
(Fig03.png)			Figure 3 - Estimated WIC food costs by food item, FY 2010   
(Fig04.png)			Figure 4 - Estimated monthly WIC food package costs per person, pre- and post-rebate, by participant category, FY 2010
(Fig05.png)			Figure 5 - Federal expenditures for WIC, FY 1974-2013 
(Fig06.png)			Figure 6 - Average monthly participation in WIC, FY 1974-2013 
(Fig07.png)			Figure 7 - U.S. births, 1974-2012
(Fig08.png)			Figure 8 - Total infant formula rebates, FY 1988-2013
(Fig09.png)			Figure 9 - Distribution of WIC participants by participant group, April 2012 
(Fig10.png)			Figure 10 - Percent of WIC participants reporting participation in other programs at certification, 1994-2012
(Fig11.png)			Figure 11 - Distribution of WIC participants by percent of poverty level, 1996-2012
(Fig12.png)			Figure 12 - Average monthly number of WIC participants by State, FY 2013
(Fig13.png)			Figure 13 - Coverage rates by WIC participant category, 2011
(Fig14.png)			Figure 14 - WIC coverage rates by State, 2011
(Fig15.png)			Figure 15 - WIC infants as a share of all infants by State, FY 2012
(Fig16.png)			Figure 16 - U.S. unemployment and poverty rates, 1998-2012
(Fig17.png)			Figure 17 - Average food cost per person by State, FY 2013
(Fig18.png)			Figure 18 - Distribution of NSA funds by activity, FY 2012
(Fig19.png)			Figure 19 - Average monthly number of WIC participants supported by rebates, FY 1974-2013
(Fig20.png)			Figure 20 - Breastfeeding initiation among WIC infants, 1998-2012
(Fig21.png)			Figure 21 - Percent of WIC infants and children with high weight-for-length or weight-for-height
(FigBox_Wic.png)		FigBox_Wic - Average real monthly SNAP benefits and WIC food costs per person, FY 1974-2013 