| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Industry research and development expenditures, total/1/ | 10,606 | 14,256 | 18,331 | 24,851 | 45,784 | 85,526 | 93,249 | 98,128 | 103,311 | 111,010 | 118,050 | 122,254 |
| 10,436 | 13,870 | 17,613 | 24,092 | 43,908 | 78,690 | 85,292 | 87,471 | 89,079 | 89,941 | 89,311 | 91,897 | |
| 105 | 158 | 235 | 347 | 645 | 1,131 | 1,196 | 1,163 | 1,236 | 1,230 | 1,259 | 1,385 | |
| 993 | 1,366 | 1,808 | 2,817 | 4,779 | 8,677 | 9,758 | 11,201 | 12,222 | 13,447 | 14,782 | 16,835 | |
| 300 | 400 | 528 | 727 | 1,636 | 2,296 | 1,942 | 2,042 | 2,232 | 2,357 | 2,541 | 2,372 | |
| 122 | 163 | 281 | 483 | 678 | 717 | 635 | 854 | 1,073 | 1,493 | 1,394 | 1,511 | |
| 89 | 113 | 170 | 243 | 424 | 852 | 1,014 | 720 | 633 | 557 | 471 | 499 | |
| 179 | 214 | 280 | 455 | 747 | 798 | 738 | 643 | 693 | 746 | 719 | 558 | |
| 147 | 145 | 210 | 332 | 563 | 839 | 791 | 889 | 913 | 947 | 981 | 1,063 | |
| 956 | 1,070 | 1,758 | 3,312 | 6,150 | 12,508 | 11,980 | 13,477 | 14,645 | 14,698 | 14,975 | 15,303 | |
| 2,555 | 3,216 | 4,279 | 5,236 | 9,414 | 14,635 | 16,025 | 14,278 | 13,466 | 13,537 | 13,522 | 13,634 | |
| 4,432 | 6,404 | 6,881 | 8,289 | 14,557 | 29,744 | 34,481 | 35,002 | 34,094 | 31,562 | 27,567 | 26,574 | |
| 3,541 | 5,169 | 5,271 | 5,807 | 9,336 | 22,403 | 24,609 | 24,309 | 22,468 | 20,752 | 16,702 | 16,178 | |
| 891 | 1,235 | 1,610 | 2,482 | 5,221 | 7,341 | 9,872 | 10,693 | 11,626 | 10,810 | 10,865 | 10,396 | |
| 333 | 406 | 759 | 1,218 | 3,152 | 5,125 | 5,314 | 5,623 | 6,097 | 7,170 | 8,815 | 9,752 | |
| 225 | 215 | 424 | 633 | 1,163 | 1,368 | 1,418 | 1,579 | 1,775 | 2,197 | 2,285 | 2,411 | |
| 170 | 386 | 718 | 759 | 1,876 | 6,836 | 7,957 | 10,657 | 14,232 | 21,069 | 28,739 | 30,357 | |
| 6,137 | 7,779 | 7,893 | 8,841 | 14,432 | 27,611 | 31,117 | 30,691 | 28,905 | 28,454 | 26,620 | 24,851 | |
| 6,026 | 7,509 | 7,405 | 8,521 | 13,628 | 25,256 | 28,378 | 27,390 | 25,123 | 23,951 | 21,057 | 18,909 | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 174 | 192 | 184 | 244 | 383 | 234 | 192 | 242 | 128 | 124 | 211 | 293 | |
| 20 | 48 | 23 | 47 | 159 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | |
| 38 | 22 | 72 | 163 | 217 | 46 | 30 | 109 | 150 | 378 | 279 | 162 | |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
| 15 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 139 | 58 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 13 | |
| 36 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 152 | 164 | 180 | 205 | 228 | 295 | |
| 394 | 240 | 266 | 527 | 674 | 1,531 | 1,202 | 1,333 | 1,051 | 886 | 1,069 | 1,074 | |
| 1,700 | 1,993 | 2,242 | 2,366 | 3,842 | 5,234 | 5,459 | 4,197 | 3,785 | 4,175 | 4,586 | 3,882 | |
| 3,398 | 4,849 | 4,379 | 4,919 | 7,555 | 17,649 | 21,019 | 21,091 | 19,489 | 17,289 | 12,679 | 10,813 | |
| 3,176 | 4,519 | 4,055 | 4,519 | 6,762 | 15,100 | 18,670 | 18,542 | 16,962 | 15,359 | 11,158 | 9,921 | |
| 222 | 330 | 324 | 400 | 793 | 2,549 | 2,349 | 2,549 | 2,527 | 1,930 | 1,521 | 892 | |
| 155 | 133 | 198 | 179 | 596 | 400 | 277 | 194 | 268 | 749 | 1,889 | 2,249 | |
| 79 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 97 | 88 | 104 | |
| 111 | 269 | 489 | 320 | 805 | 2,355 | 2,739 | 3,301 | 3,782 | 4,501 | 5,562 | 5,942 | |
| 4,469 | 6,477 | 10,438 | 16,010 | 31,352 | 57,915 | 62,132 | 67,437 | 74,406 | 82,556 | 91,430 | 97,403 | |
| 4,410 | 6,361 | 10,208 | 15,571 | 30,280 | 53,434 | 56,914 | 60,081 | 63,956 | 65,990 | 68,254 | 72,988 | |
| 96 | 157 | 232 | 346 | 644 | 1,130 | 1,194 | 1,161 | 1,234 | 1,228 | 1,259 | 1,385 | |
| 819 | 1,174 | 1,624 | 2,573 | 4,396 | 8,443 | 9,566 | 10,959 | 12,094 | 13,323 | 14,571 | 16,542 | |
| 280 | 352 | 505 | 680 | 1,477 | 2,260 | 1,928 | 2,020 | 2,214 | 2,340 | 2,530 | 2,363 | |
| 84 | 141 | 209 | 320 | 461 | 671 | 605 | 745 | 923 | 1,115 | 1,115 | 1,349 | |
| 81 | 110 | 159 | 223 | 419 | 845 | 1,004 | 710 | 627 | 548 | 461 | 484 | |
| 164 | 206 | 270 | 433 | 608 | 740 | 719 | 626 | 673 | 724 | 711 | 545 | |
| 111 | 130 | 203 | 304 | 513 | 789 | 639 | 725 | 733 | 742 | 753 | 768 | |
| 562 | 830 | 1,492 | 2,785 | 5,476 | 10,977 | 10,778 | 12,144 | 13,594 | 13,812 | 13,906 | 14,229 | |
| 855 | 1,223 | 2,037 | 2,870 | 5,572 | 9,401 | 10,566 | 10,081 | 9,681 | 9,362 | 8,936 | 9,752 | |
| 1,034 | 1,555 | 2,502 | 3,370 | 7,002 | 12,095 | 13,462 | 13,911 | 14,605 | 14,273 | 14,888 | 15,761 | |
| 365 | 650 | 1,216 | 1,288 | 2,574 | 7,303 | 5,939 | 5,767 | 5,506 | 5,393 | 5,544 | 6,257 | |
| 669 | 905 | 1,286 | 2,082 | 4,428 | 4,792 | 7,523 | 8,144 | 9,099 | 8,880 | 9,344 | 9,504 | |
| 178 | 273 | 561 | 1,039 | 2,556 | 4,725 | 5,037 | 5,429 | 5,829 | 6,421 | 6,926 | 7,503 | |
| 146 | 209 | 415 | 628 | 1,157 | 1,358 | 1,416 | 1,570 | 1,749 | 2,100 | 2,197 | 2,307 | |
| 59 | 117 | 229 | 439 | 1,071 | 4,481 | 5,218 | 7,356 | 10,450 | 16,568 | 23,177 | 24,415 |
1. Includes research and development expenditures by FFRDC's administered by industry.
2. Petroleum refining and extraction includes oil and gas extraction, normally included under mining.
FFRDC Federally funded research and development center