Table 14b. National R&D expenditures as a percent of gross national product, by sector, 1961-72 



[Dollars in billions] 



Total R&D Total R&D Federal Industry Other 



expend!- as percent Percent Percent Percent 



Year tures GNP of GNP Amount of GNP Amount of GNP Amount of GNP 



1961 $14.55 $ 520.1 2.80 $9,264 1.781 $4,749 913 $.539 .104 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 (est.) 28.94 1,150.5 2.52 15.900 1.382 11.570 1006 1.470 .128 



Source National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources, 1953-73 (NSF 73-303), 



Table 14c. National R&D expenditures, by source, 1961-72 



[Dollars in billions] 



Current dollars Constant 1958 dollars' 



Universities Universities 



Federal and Federal and 



Year Government Industry colleges Government Industry colleges 



1961 $9.3 $4.7 $.4 $8.9 $4.5 $.4 



1962 9.9 5.1 .4 9.4 4.8 .4 



1963 11.2 5.4 .5 10.5 5.1 ,5 



1964 12.6 5.9 .6 11.5 5.4 .5 



1965 13.0 6.5 .6 11.8 5.9 .6 



1966 14.0 7.3 .7 12,3 6.4 .6 



1967 14.4 8.1 .8 12.3 6.9 .6 



1968 15.0 9.0 .8 12.2 7,4 .7 



1969 14.9 10.0 .9 11.6 7.8 .7 



1970 14.8 10.5 1.0 10.9 7.8 .7 



1971 (prelim.) 15.0 10.9 1.0 10.6 7.7 .7 



1972 (est.) .... 15.9 11,6 1,1 10.9 7.9 .7 



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



Note: Other nonprofit institutions' R&D expenditures ranged from $110 million in 1961 to $235 million in 1972. 



Source: National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources, 1953-73 (NSF 73-303), 



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