| Table 4-4 |
| 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
aIncludes 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.
bIncludes R&D and domestic net sales for software and computer systems development industries.
cIncludes 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.
dIncludes R&D and domestic net sales for architectural, engineering, and related services and scientific R&D services industries.
eFederal 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. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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