Table 2-11. Federal obligations for civilian R&D, 

 by character ot work, 1970 and 1974 



(Dollars in millions] 



Table 2-13. NSF obligations lor permanent 

 laboratory equipment, 1966-74 



[Dollars in millions] 



Character 



1970 



1974 

 (est.) 



Current dollars 



Total R&D $3,845.6 $6,040.9 



Basic research 1,200.1 1,636.8 



Applied research 1,671.4 2,733.5 



Development 974.1 1,670.6 



Constant 1967 dollars' 



Total R&D $3,343.8 $4,174,2 



Basic research 1,043.5 1,131.0 



Applied research 1,453.3 1,888.8 



Development 847.0 1,154.4 



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

 1967 dollars 



SOURCE National Science Foundation, special tabulations. 



Table 2-12. Proportion of NSF and NIH' research 

 project grant funds allocated for permanent 

 laboratory equipment, fiscal years 1966-74 



[Percent] 



Year 



NSF 



NIH 



1966 11.2 11.7 



1967 86 11.8 



1968 7.5 9.5 



1969 7.0 7.5 



1970 6.1 5.9 



1971 6.3 6.2 



1972 5.6 6.6 



1973 5.5 4.9 



1974 5.4 5.7 



' Includes the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of General 

 Medical Sciences, and the National Heart and Lung Institute, 



SOURCE: National Science Foundation. Databook, annual series, and 

 National Institutes of Health, unpublished data 



Year 



Current 

 dollars 



Constant 1967 

 dollars' 



1966 

 1967 

 1968 

 1969 

 1970 

 1971 

 1972 

 1973 

 1974 



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

 1967 dollars. 



SOURCE National Science Foundation, Databook, annual series. 



Table 2-14. Federal expenditures for R&D plant, 1960-74 



[Dollars in millions] 



Year 



1960 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 (est.) .... 



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

 1967 dollars. 



SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research. 

 Development and Other Scientific Activities, Vol XXIII (NSF 74-320-A) and 

 earlier volumes 



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