Table C-95. Federal obligations for research, development, and R&D plant: fiscal years 1970-95 [Dollars in millions] _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Research | | Fiscal years | Total | | Development | R&D plant _______________________________ | | | | | | | Basic | Applied | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 1970 ....................| 15,863.4 | 1,925.9 | 2,974.9 | 10,438.1 | 524.4 | | | | | 1971 ....................| 16,153.8 | 1,980.1 | 3,143.0 | 10,419.3 | 611.2 | | | | | 1972 ....................| 17,098.0 | 2,186.9 | 3,360.8 | 10,948.2 | 602.1 | | | | | 1973 ....................| 17,574.5 | 2,232.0 | 3,349.4 | 11,218.7 | 774.3 | | | | | 1974 ....................| 18,176.5 | 2,387.7 | 3,787.6 | 11,234.9 | 766.3 | | | | | 1975 ....................| 19,859.5 | 2,588.4 | 4,141.3 | 12,309.1 | 820.7 | | | | | 1976 ....................| 21,616.4 | 2,767.5 | 4,851.9 | 13,160.3 | 836.7 | | | | | 1977 ....................| 24,817.6 | 3,258.6 | 5,255.5 | 14,936.3 | 1,367.2 | | | | | 1978 ....................| 27,140.8 | 3,698.6 | 5,908.2 | 16,238.4 | 1,295.7 | | | | | 1979 ....................| 29,620.6 | 4,192.7 | 6,342.3 | 17,610.1 | 1,475.5 | | | | | 1980 ....................| 31,386.1 | 4,674.2 | 6,923.2 | 18,233.1 | 1,555.7 | | | | | 1981 ....................| 34,589.6 | 5,041.3 | 7,171.5 | 20,891.1 | 1,485.7 | | | | | 1982 ....................| 37,822.4 | 5,481.6 | 7,540.6 | 23,410.4 | 1,389.8 | | | | | 1983 ....................| 40,009.6 | 6,260.1 | 7,993.4 | 24,458.0 | 1,297.5 | | | | | 1984 ....................| 44,012.1 | 7,067.4 | 7,911.4 | 27,246.1 | 1,787.3 | | | | | 1985 ....................| 50,180.4 | 7,818.7 | 8,314.7 | 32,226.1 | 1,820.8 | | | | | 1986 ....................| 52,951.2 | 8,153.1 | 8,349.1 | 34,910.2 | 1,538.8 | | | | | 1987 ....................| 57,099.7 | 8,942.4 | 8,998.1 | 37,313.2 | 1,846.0 | | | | | 1988 ....................| 58,826.5 | 9,473.6 | 9,176.5 | 38,119.3 | 2,057.1 | | | | | 1989 ....................| 63,571.6 | 10,602.0 | 10,163.5 | 40,641.0 | 2,165.1 | | | | | 1990 ....................| 65,831.2 | 11,285.6 | 10,336.8 | 41,937.1 | 2,271.7 | | | | | 1991 ....................| 64,148.0 | 12,170.8 | 11,797.6 | 37,326.8 | 2,852.8 | | | | | 1992 ....................| 68,577.2 | 12,489.9 | 12,000.7 | 41,102.0 | 2,984.6 | | | | | 1993 ....................| 70,414.7 | 13,399.1 | 13,491.4 | 40,423.5 | 3,100.7 | | | | | 1994 (estimates) ........| 72,818.2 | 14,043.4 | 13,990.2 | 41,560.3 | 3,224.4 | | | | | 1995 (estimates) ........| 71,746.5 | 14,201.0 | 13,960.2 | 41,205.1 | 2,380.3 | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals. SOURCE: National Science Foundation/SRS, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 1993, 1994, and 1995