Table 18a. Industrial R&D expenditures, 1961-72 



[Dollars in billions] 



Table 18b. IndustrialR&Dexpenditures, by source, 1961-72 



[Dollars in billions] 



Year 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 (est.) 



' GNP price deflator was used to convert current to constant dollars 

 Source National Science Foundation. National Patterns ol R&D Resources, 

 1953-73 (NSF 73-303). 



Current dollars Constant 1958 dollars' 

 Year Federal Federal 



Industry Government Industry Government 



1961 $4.7 $6.2 $4.5 $6.0 



1962 5.0 6.4 4.8 6.1 



1963 5.4 7.3 5.0 6.8 



1964 5.8 7.7 5.3 7.1 



1965 6.4 7.7 5.8 7.0 



1966 7.2 8.3 6 3 7.3 



1967 8.0 8.4 6.8 7.1 



1968 8.9 8.6 7.3 7.0 



1969 9,9 8.5 7.7 6.6 



1970 10.4 7.8 7 7 5.8 



1971 10.7 7.8 7.6 5.4 



1972 (est.) 11.4 8.1 7.8 5.6 



' GNP price deflator was used to convert current to constant dollars 

 Source National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources. 

 1953-73 (NSF 73-303). 



Table 19. Scientists and engineers' engaged in industrial 

 R&D, by source of funds, 1962-71 



Year 



Industry 



Federal 

 Government 



January 1962 172,800 139,200 



January 1963 169,500 157,800 



January 1964 174,600 165,600 



January 1 965 1 80,400 1 63,200 



January 1966 190,300 162,900 



January 1967 205,700 161,300 



January 1968 219,600 156,800 



January 1969 229,500 157,700 



January 1970 235,900 148,200 



January 1971 229,700 129,600 



' Full-time equivalents. 



Source National Science Foundation, Researcti and Development in Industry. 

 1970 (NSF 72-309) 



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