News Release 13-098
Research and Development Funding for Businesses Was Virtually Unchanged Between 2009 and 2010
New NSF report shows steady level during this period
Data are from the Business R&D and Innovation Survey, developed and cosponsored by NSF and Census.
June 4, 2013
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released a report detailing that the amount companies spent on U.S. research and development (R&D) during 2010 was essentially unchanged from the amount spent in 2009.
In 2009, businesses spent $282 billion on R&D performed in the United States, compared with $279 billion in 2010. Of the $279 billion, the U.S. federal government provided $34 billion of funding for company-performed domestic R&D.
In 2010, businesses in manufacturing industries performed $197 billion of domestic R&D; those in nonmanufacturing industries performed $82 billion.
For more information on this report, please contact Raymond Wolfe.
Please visit the NSF's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) for more reports and other products.
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