Table 16. Federal R&D expenditures as a percent of total 

 Federal outlays, fiscal years 1961-72 



[Dollars In millions] 



Fiscal 

 Year 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 (est.) 



Total Federal 

 outlays 



Fed'l expendi- 

 tures for R&D 



Percent 



92,136 

 101,005 

 104,740 

 111,651 

 111,182 

 126,731 

 149,602 

 169,588 

 173,874 

 184,656 

 199,192 

 221,620 



Source National Science Foundation. An Analysis of Federal R&D 

 Funding by Budget Faction, 1960-1972 (NSF 71-25) and An 

 Analysis ol Federal R&D Funding by Function. Fiscal Years 

 1963-1973 (NSF 72-313) 



Table 17. Federal R&D expenditures for selected functions, fiscal years 1963-72 



[Dollars In millions] 



Function 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



Current dollars 



National defense 



Space 



Health 



Advancement of science 



and technology 



Environment 



Transportation 



Energy conversion and 



development 



Agriculture 



Economic security 



Education 



National defense 



Space 



Health 



Advancement of science 



and technology 



Environment 



Transportation 



Energy conversion and 



development 



Agriculture 



Economic security 



Education 



6,835.8 



2,283,6 



558,1 



278,6 

 161,6 

 105,3 



249,3 



130.5 



20.8 



9.0 



7,414.1 



3,551,4 



686,3 



330,3 

 175,8 

 135.2 



258,2 



139,4 



25.0 



11.8 



6,532,6 



4,220.5 



603.1 



338.2 

 193.9 

 180,4 



255.9 



153.8 



37.9 



17.7 



6,422.7 



4,825,2 



712,3 



377.7 

 209.7 

 236,1 



245,0 



174.7 



84.2 



33.5 



7,030.0 



4,466.7 



796.7 



426.6 

 237.9 

 307.9 



253.7 



185,7 



74,9 



60,5 



7,172,6 



3,820,3 



939,3 



454.5 

 253,8 

 305,4 



287.7 



188.6 



81,4 



72.5 



6,657.4 



3,295.7 



875,0 



457,1 

 265.4 

 302.3 



276,5 



182,9 



107,1 



74.7 



6,120.7 



2,729,0 



883,2 



447.6 

 281,0 

 342,2 



258.7 



181,4 



109,3 



71.1 



5,888,7 



2,314,2 



878.2 



446,8 

 302.7 

 493.6 



243,1 



188,9 



107,6 



83.0 



6,051.9 



2,058,5 



964.4 



490,0 

 354,1 

 422,3 



281,8 



200,3 



107,0 



87,3 



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



Source, National Science Foundation, An Analysis of Federal R&D Funding by Function. Fiscal Years 1963-73 (NSF 72-313) 



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