Table 4-1
U.S. R&D expenditures, by character of work, performing sector, and source of funds: 2002
 
  Source of funds Percent
distribution
of total
expenditures
           
Performing sector Total Industry Federal
Government		 U&C Other
nonprofit
institutions
  Millions of dollars  
R&D 276,185 180,769 78,185 7,455 7,304 100.0
Industry 194,430 177,345 17,085 — — 70.4
Industry-administered FFRDCs 2,235 — 2,235 — — 0.8
Federal Government 23,788 — 23,788 — — 8.6
U&C 36,019 2,341 21,066 7,455 2,685 13.0
U&C-administered FFRDCs 6,060 — 6,060 — — 2.2
Other nonprofit institutions 11,620 1,083 5,918 — 4,619 4.2
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 2,034 — 2,034 — — 0.7
Percent distribution by source 100.0 65.5 28.3 2.7 2.6 —
Basic research 49,566 9,186 29,218 6,767 4,395 100.0
Industry 7,751 6,989 762 — — 15.6
Industry-administered FFRDCs 611 — 611 — — 1.2
Federal Government 4,617 — 4,617 — — 9.3
U&C 26,677 1,596 16,484 6,767 1,830 53.8
U&C-administered FFRDCs 2,962 — 2,962 — — 6.0
Other nonprofit institutions 6,020 601 2,854 — 2,565 12.1
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 928 — 928 — — 1.9
Percent distribution by source 100.0 18.5 58.9 13.7 8.9 —
Applied research 64,803 39,833 20,507 2,591 1,872 100.0
Industry 42,590 38,947 3,643 — — 65.7
Industry-administered FFRDCs 304 — 304 — — 0.5
Federal Government 8,083 — 8,083 — — 12.5
U&C 8,008 611 4,105 2,591 701 12.4
U&C-administered FFRDCs 1,645 — 1,645 — — 2.5
Other nonprofit institutions 3,902 275 2,456 — 1171 6.0
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 271 — 271 — — 0.4
Percent distribution by source 100.0 61.5 31.6 4.0 2.9 —
Development 161,817 131,750 28,460 569 1038 100.0
Industry 144,089 131,409 12,680 — — 89.0
Industry-administered FFRDCs 1,320 — 1,320 — — 0.8
Federal Government 11,088 — 11,088 — — 6.9
U&C 1,334 134 477 569 154 0.8
U&C-administered FFRDCs 1,452 — 1,452 — — 0.9
Other nonprofit institutions 1,699 207 608 — 884 1.0
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs 835 — 835 — — 0.5
Percent distribution by source 100.0 81.4 17.6 0.4 0.6 —
 
FFRDC federally funded research and development center
U&C universities and colleges

NOTES: State and local government support to industry is included in industry support for industry performance. State and local government support to U&C ($2,472 million in total R&D) is included in U&C support for U&C performance.

SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources, annual series. See appendix tables 4-3, 4-7, 4-11, and 4-15.
 
Science & Engineering Indicators — 2004
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