Table B-18. Shares of manufacturing 



R&D accounted for by the five largest 



R&D firms by industry: 1985 



[Percent] 



Table B-19. Number of industrial 



scientists and engineers engaged in 



R&D: 1965-85^ 



[In thousands) 



'Numbers of US, scientists and engineers are in lull-lime equiva- 

 lents, Japanese are not 



SOURCES: Government ot Japan, Management and Coordination 

 Agency, and the National Science Foundation 



'Four largest lirms only 

 ^Stone, clay, and glass products 



^Note that ttie U S figures have been adjusted, computers have been 

 removed from the general machinerv classilication to electrical ma- 

 chinery under communications equipment and electronic compo- 

 nents For more detail, see appendix A 

 NOTE NA: Not separately available 



SOURCES: Government ot Japan, Management and Coordination 

 Agency, and the National Science Foundation 



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