Table 2.3.—Research and Development Expenditures by Type, Showing Performer

[Millions of dollars]

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Research and development expenditures, total13,73520,34326,76536,79465,185115,435127,390134,880142,918153,448162,818169,308
Private11,44016,02620,71528,16051,58794,146103,336109,042115,098123,782131,774136,922
Industry 10,60613,88317,85824,12444,50783,66390,89895,590100,679108,246115,328119,508
Private universities and colleges3356749871,3332,2963,3984,2124,6395,0445,4405,7736,169
FFRDC's not administered by governments276 9501,1961,6303,1334,5065,3245,6905,8996,1666,3116,411
Other nonprofit institutions/1/2235196741,0731,6512,5792,9023,1233,4763,9304,3624,834
Government2,2954,3176,0508,63413,59821,28924,05425,83827,82029,66631,04432,386
Federal Government1,7463,1494,1705,6168,09812,51313,33414,00514,81815,54215,85616,340
State and local governments (excluding universities and colleges)5487176297446613710816866909946991
State and local universities and colleges3358341,4112,2874,0766,4328,0208,9379,97310,95811,88612,740
FFRDC's administered by governments160 2472934349781,7311,9902,0802,1632,2572,3562,315
Basic research1,2212,5403,5324,9088,68514,30918,06418,91421,67324,67128,34629,308
Private 7681,4581,8102,4424,3337,4149,84310,06112,04214,25417,10417,287
Industry 3805655746981,2442,7774,2313,9225,3466,9289,2909,000
Private universities and colleges2555778401,0911,7232,5893,1473,1983,4443,7123,9524,212
FFRDC's not administered by governments57 1602093598281,0981,3191,6441,7771,9482,0132,025
Other nonprofit institutions761561872945389501,1461,2971,4751,6661,8492,050
Government 4531,0821,7222,4664,3526,8958,2218,8539,63110,41711,24212,021
Federal Government1933865687571,2321,8602,0212,0812,2382,3862,4912,600
State and local governments1430447389938896110119127137
State and local universities and colleges2025811,0031,4422,5354,0895,1425,6446,2036,7727,3958,077
FFRDC's administered by governments44851071944968539701,0321,0801,1401,2291,207
Applied research2,9664,3335,8828,36814,30525,89228,46730,13932,93036,05439,89640,205
Private 2,2823,1054,0455,51510,05220,39422,26623,43725,61228,24831,40631,210
Industry 2,0482,6263,3804,5558,41917,90319,34420,33722,23324,58927,56227,005
Private universities and colleges67791172074356238231,1171,2491,3431,4271,543
FFRDC's not administered by governments83 2052873285921,0291,085852894917864941
Other nonprofit institutions841952614256068391,0141,1311,2361,3991,5531,721
Government 6841,2281,8372,8534,2535,4986,2016,7027,3187,8068,4908,995
Federal Government4919031,3391,8852,6463,0223,2383,3393,5143,6584,0644,392
State and local governments273886156259396491558583609631657
State and local universities and colleges1122073267231,1701,8042,2242,5532,9433,2543,5203,676
FFRDC's administered by governments54808689178276248252278285275270
Development9,54813,47017,35123,51842,19575,23480,85985,82788,31592,72394,57699,795
Private 8,39011,46314,86020,20337,20266,33871,22775,54477,44481,28083,26488,425
Industry 8,17810,69213,90418,87134,84462,98367,32371,33173,10076,72978,47683,503
Private universities and colleges13183035138186242324351385394414
FFRDC's not administered by governments136 5857009431,7132,3792,9203,1943,2283,3013,4343,445
Other nonprofit institutions631682263545077907426957658659601,063
Government 1,1582,0072,4913,3154,9938,8969,63210,28310,87111,44311,31211,370
Federal Government1,0621,8602,2632,9744,2207,6318,0758,5859,0669,4989,3019,348
State and local governments1319466898124131162173181188197
State and local universities and colleges214682122371539654740827932971987
FFRDC's administered by governments6282100151304602772796805832852838

1. Nonprofit institutions are divided into four subgroups: Private universities and colleges, FFRDC's administered by universities and colleges, FFRDC's administered by nonprofit institutions, and other nonprofit institutions.

FFRDC Federally funded research and development center

Table 2.1

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