Table 13b. U.S. trade balance with other nations in technology-intensive products,' 



1966-71 



[Dollars in millions) 



Nations 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 



Developing nations: 



Balance $3,659 $3,916 



Export 3,902 4,162 



Import 243 246 



Western Europe: 



Balance 1,666 1,861 



Export 3,641 3,937 



Import 1,975 2,076 



Canada: 



Balance 1,777 1,691 



Export 2,815 2,914 



Import 1,038 1,223 



Japan: 



Balance —147 —133 



Export 647 754 



Import 794 887 



' Excludes military aircraft. 



Source Department of Commerce. Bureau of International Commerce, Overseas Business Reports (GBR 72-001. May 

 1972). 



Table 14a. National R&D expenditures, 1961-72 



[Dollars in billions] 



Current Constant 1958 

 Year dollars dollars' 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 (prelim.) 



1972 (est.) . .. 



^ 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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