| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
 Industry
research and development expenditures, total/1/ | 26.2 | 29.7 | 37.3 | 52.7 | 74.6 | 95.5 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 107.7 | 111.7 | 114.6 | 118.2 |
| Manufacturing industries | 26.2 | 29.8 | 37.4 | 52.8 | 74.8 | 95.5 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 107.7 | 112.0 | 114.9 | 118.4 |
| Food
and kindred products | 24.5 | 28.2 | 35.7 | 49.6 | 71.0 | 96.2 | 100.0 | 102.8 | 106.6 | 109.5 | 112.9 | 116.8 |
| Chemicals
and allied products | 25.8 | 29.0 | 36.4 | 51.2 | 73.2 | 94.2 | 100.0 | 102.9 | 107.4 | 112.1 | 115.6 | 119.5 |
| Petroleum
refining and extraction/2/ | 24.1 | 27.6 | 35.8 | 51.2 | 73.0 | 96.7 | 100.0 | 102.6 | 107.4 | 111.7 | 114.5 | 123.0 |
| Rubber
and miscellaneous plastics products | 24.6 | 28.2 | 35.5 | 49.9 | 71.1 | 96.1 | 100.0 | 103.3 | 107.1 | 110.3 | 113.2 | 117.1 |
| Stone,
clay, and glass products | 24.6 | 27.9 | 35.2 | 49.9 | 71.9 | 96.3 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 106.7 | 109.9 | 112.7 | 116.3 |
| Primary
metal industries | 26.7 | 29.8 | 36.7 | 52.5 | 75.4 | 96.1 | 100.0 | 101.9 | 105.6 | 108.7 | 111.6 | 114.6 |
| Fabricated
metal products | 26.5 | 29.7 | 37.0 | 51.6 | 73.8 | 96.0 | 100.0 | 102.1 | 105.8 | 109.0 | 111.7 | 114.8 |
| Industrial
machinery and equipment | 27.1 | 31.2 | 39.5 | 56.0 | 78.9 | 96.1 | 100.0 | 102.9 | 109.9 | 115.6 | 116.7 | 118.8 |
| Electronic
and other electric equipment | 27.0 | 30.9 | 38.6 | 54.2 | 75.7 | 94.6 | 100.0 | 103.4 | 108.9 | 113.7 | 115.5 | 118.5 |
| Transportation
equipment | 26.0 | 29.5 | 36.9 | 52.3 | 74.3 | 95.9 | 100.0 | 103.1 | 107.2 | 110.8 | 114.4 | 118.6 |
| Aircraft
and missiles | 26.6 | 30.0 | 37.9 | 53.8 | 75.9 | 95.6 | 100.0 | 102.9 | 106.9 | 111.0 | 114.8 | 119.7 |
| Other
transportation equipment | 24.0 | 27.5 | 34.1 | 49.0 | 71.6 | 96.5 | 100.0 | 103.6 | 107.6 | 110.5 | 113.7 | 116.9 |
| Instruments
and related products | 26.3 | 29.9 | 37.6 | 52.8 | 74.2 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 105.5 | 108.9 | 112.9 | 115.9 |
| Other
manufacturing industries | 24.6 | 27.6 | 35.2 | 49.5 | 70.7 | 96.1 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 106.6 | 109.7 | 113.2 | 117.0 |
| Nonmanufacturing industries | 25.2 | 28.4 | 35.6 | 49.9 | 70.3 | 96.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 107.2 | 110.5 | 113.7 | 117.6 |
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
