Table 4-7. Industrial R&D expenditures for basic research, 

 applied research, and development, 1960-74 



(Dollars in millions) 



Year 



Total 



Basic 

 research 



Applied 

 research 



Development 



Current dollars 



1960 .... 



1961 .... 



1962 .... 



1963 .... 



1964 .... 



1965 .... 



1966 .... 



1967 .... 



1968 .... 



1969 .... 



1970 .... 



1971 .... 



1972 .... 



1973 .... 

 1974(est.) 



1960 .... 



1961 .... 



1962 .... 



1963 .... 



1964 .... 



1965 .... 



1966 .... 



1967 .... 



1968 .... 



1969 .... 



1970 .... 



1971 .... 



1972 .... 



1973 .... 

 1974(est.) 



$11,964 

 12,260 

 12,743 

 13,857 

 14,596 



15,045 

 16,045 

 16,385 

 16,803 

 16,793 



15,704 

 15,233 

 15,589 

 15,954 

 15,220 



$428 

 444 

 542 

 572 

 593 



628 



644 

 629 

 617 

 567 



547 

 507 

 466 

 461 

 442 



$2,310 

 2,222 

 2,722 

 2,695 

 2,809 



2,819 

 2,934 

 2,915 

 3,003 

 3,015 



2,955 

 2,815 

 2,795 

 2,864 

 2,781 



$9,226 



9,594 



9,478 



10,589 



11,195 



11,598 

 12,467 

 12,841 

 13,136 

 13,211 



12,202 

 11,910 

 12,328 

 12,629 

 11,992 



' GNP implicit price deflators usetj to convert current cJollars to constant 1967 cjollars 



SOURCE: National Science Founctation. National Patterns ol R&D Resources 1953-75 (NSF 75-307). 



Table 4-8. Percent distribution of industrial R&D expenditures 

 among selected industries, 1960-73 



Industry 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 



Five industry total 84 85 85 86 85 85 84 84 83 82 81 81 81 82 



Aircraft and missiles 33 35 35 37 38 36 36 35 33 32 29 27 26 24 



Electrical equipment 



and communication 24 23 23 23 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 



Chemicals and 



allied products 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 



Motor vehicles and 



other transportation 



equipment 89999998999 10 10 12 



Machinery 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 10 10 10 



SOURCE National Science Foundation. Research and Development in Industry. 1973 (NSF 75-315) 



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