Table 2-8. Federal expenditures' for research, development and R&D plant, 

 as a percent of total Federal outlays, and as a percent of tfie 

 relatively controllable portion of the Federal outlays, 1960-74 



NOTE: NA = not available. 



SOURCE National Science Foundation, Federal Funds lor Research. Development, and Other Scienlillc Activities. Vol. 

 XXlll (NSF 74-320) and earlier volumes 



Table 2-9. Federal obligations for R&D, by major function, 1969-74 



[Dollars in millions] 



1974 

 Function 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 (est.) 



Current dollars 



Total $15,641 $15,340 $15,564 $16,512 $16,821 $17,743 



National defense 8,354 7,976 8,106 8,898 8,998 9,180 



Space 3,732 3,510 2,893 2,714 2,601 2,510 



Total civilian R&D 3,556 3,855 4,564 4,900 5,222 6,055 



Constant 1967 dollars' 



Total $14,347 $13,338 $12,947 $13,288 $12,818 $12,260 



National defense 7,663 6,935 6,743 7,161 6,857 6,343 



Space 3,423 3,052 2,407 2,184 1,982 1.734 



Total civilian R&D 3,262 3,352 3,797 3,943 3,979 4.184 



' GNP implicit price deflators used to convert current dollars to constant 1967 dollars 



NOTE. Detail may not add to totals because of rounding 



SOURCE: National Science Foundation, An Analysis ol Federal R&D Funding by Function, 1969-75 (NSF 74-313). 



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