Table O-7
R&D and domestic net sales, by selected business sector: 2004 and 2005
(Millions of current dollars)
 
       All R&D      Federal R&D      Company R&D      Domestic net sales      All R&D/sales
ratio (%)
Sector    2004             2005             2004              2005              2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005
 
All industries   208,301       226,159       20,266       21,909       188,035   204,250   5,601,729   6,119,133   3.7   3.7
Highlighted sectors   163,102   L   174,970   L   19,122   L   20,867   L   143,980   154,102   2,205,651   2,268,642   7.4   7.7
Computer and
   electronic productsa
  40,964       43,520   L   273       1,057   L   40,691   42,463   506,103   472,330   8.1   9.2
Chemicals   39,224   L   42,995       154   L   169       39,070   42,826   595,292   624,344   6.6   6.9
Computer-related
   servicesb
  28,117   L   30,518       410   L   578       27,707   29,939   166,545   213,574   16.9   14.3
Aerospace and defense
   manufacturingc
  23,567   L   24,926   L   14,343   L   13,998   L   9,224   10,928   228,018   227,271   10.3   11.0
R&D servicesd   15,620       16,986       3,942       5,065       11,678   11,921   66,614   84,637   23.4   20.1
Automotive
   manufacturinge
  15,610   L   16,025       NA       NA       15,610   16,025   643,079   646,486   2.4   2.5
All other industries   45,199   L   51,189   L   1,144   L   1,042   L   44,055   50,148   3,396,078   3,850,491   1.3   1.3
 

L = lower-bound estimate; NA = not available;

a Includes all nonfederal R&D and domestic net sales for the navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments industry. All federal R&D for navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments industry included in aerospace and defense manufacturing sector.
b Includes R&D and domestic net sales for software and computer systems development industries.
c Includes all R&D for aerospace products and parts, plus all federal R&D for navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments and automotive and other transportation manufacturing industries. Domestic net sales not included for automotive and other transportation manufacturing industries.
d Includes R&D and domestic net sales for architectural, engineering, and related services and scientific R&D services industries.
e Federal R&D for all transportation manufacturing industries (including automotive manufacturing) included in aerospace and defense manufacturing sector.

NOTE: Potential disclosure of individual company operations only allows lower-bound estimates for some sectors.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Industrial Research and Development.

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