Government dataForecast cell on a published government data point.
WIC federal outlays, FY2027
How much will the federal government spend on WIC during fiscal year 2027?
current forecast · 80% CI$8.5B
$7.2B$8.5B$10B
history:FY2019: $5.3BFY2021: $5BFY2023: $6.7BFY2025e: $7.8B
Trend
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static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value
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- agent
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- distribution
- 201 CDF points
- ledger fact
- usda.fns.wic.federal_cost.fy2027
Key drivers
- Average monthly participation
- Food package costs
- Infant formula rebates
- Fruit and vegetable benefit levels
Resolution
- source
- USDA FNS WIC program participation and costs data
- expected
- March 31, 2028
- rule
- Resolves to total federal WIC program cost for FY2027, in billions of nominal dollars, using the first USDA FNS WIC participation and cost table that reports fiscal-year total cost.
- Data point
- usda.fns.wic.federal_cost.fy2027
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