Table 22. Federal expenditures for basic research, by performer, 

 1960-72 



[Dollars in millions] 



Year 



Federal 

 intra- 

 mural 



Indus- 

 try 



Univer- 

 sities 

 and 

 colleges 



FFRDC's' 



Non- 

 profit 

 institu- 

 tions 



Current dollars 



1960 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 (prelim.) 



1972 (est.) ... 



1960 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 (prelim.) 



1972 (est.) ... 



155 

 197 

 237 

 279 

 334 

 382 

 394 

 406 

 419 

 450 

 486 

 378 

 394 



76 



77 

 135 

 137 

 151 

 168 

 152 

 172 

 147 

 125 

 117 

 120 

 123 



290 



365 

 455 

 569 

 705 

 793 

 885 

 956 

 1,037 

 994 

 952 

 943 

 929 



94 

 110 

 128 

 148 

 175 

 188 

 199 

 213 

 226 

 214 

 199 

 184 

 195 



56 



54 



76 



89 



99 



108 



116 



106 



96 



86 



74 



81 



89 



' Federally Funded Research and Development Centers administered by universities 



' 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) 



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