[Historical Tables]
[Section 9 - Federal Government Outlays for Major Physical Capital, Research and Development, and Education and Training]
[Table 9.7 - Summary of Outlays for the Conduct of Research and Development: 1949-1999 (In Current Dollars, as Percentages of Total Outlays, as Percentages of GDP, and in Constant (FY 1992) Dollars)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                                      Table 9.7--SUMMARY OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-1999                                                      
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                                                                      In Millions of Dollars        In Billions of Constant (FY       As Percentages of Total          As Percentages of GDP    
                                                                 --------------------------------          1992) Dollars                      Outlays            -------------------------------
                           Fiscal Year                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------                               
                                                                  National  Nondefense    Total   National                        National                        National  Nondefense    Total 
                                                                   Defense                         Defense  Nondefense    Total    Defense  Nondefense    Total    Defense                      
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1949............................................................       762        178        940       4.1        1.0        5.1       2.0        0.5        2.4       0.3        0.1        0.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1950............................................................       772        282      1,054       4.3        1.6        5.8       1.8        0.7        2.5       0.3        0.1        0.4
1951............................................................       846        279      1,125       4.4        1.5        5.9       1.9        0.6        2.5       0.3        0.1        0.4
1952............................................................     1,204        291      1,495       6.1        1.5        7.5       1.8        0.4        2.2       0.3        0.1        0.4
1953............................................................     1,553        295      1,848       7.7        1.5        9.1       2.0        0.4        2.4       0.4        0.1        0.5
1954............................................................     1,551        297      1,848       7.6        1.5        9.0       2.2        0.4        2.6       0.4        0.1        0.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1955............................................................     1,550        345      1,895       7.5        1.7        9.2       2.3        0.5        2.8       0.4        0.1        0.5
1956............................................................     1,898        428      2,326       8.9        2.0       11.0       2.7        0.6        3.3       0.4        0.1        0.5
1957............................................................     2,134        577      2,711       9.7        2.6       12.3       2.8        0.8        3.5       0.5        0.1        0.6
1958............................................................     2,459        729      3,188      10.9        3.2       14.1       3.0        0.9        3.9       0.5        0.2        0.7
1959............................................................     5,364      1,020      6,384      23.3        4.4       27.7       5.8        1.1        6.9       1.1        0.2        1.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1960............................................................     5,937      1,385      7,322      25.6        6.0       31.5       6.4        1.5        7.9       1.1        0.3        1.4
1961............................................................     6,922      1,864      8,786      29.4        7.9       37.3       7.1        1.9        9.0       1.3        0.4        1.7
1962............................................................     7,090      2,747      9,837      29.7       11.5       41.3       6.6        2.6        9.2       1.2        0.5        1.7
1963............................................................     7,144      4,221     11,365      29.6       17.5       47.1       6.4        3.8       10.2       1.2        0.7        1.9
1964............................................................     7,865      5,931     13,796      32.2       24.3       56.4       6.6        5.0       11.6       1.2        0.9        2.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1965............................................................     7,077      6,763     13,840      28.5       27.2       55.7       6.0        5.7       11.7       1.0        1.0        2.0
1966............................................................     7,097      7,821     14,918      27.9       30.8       58.7       5.3        5.8       11.1       0.9        1.0        2.0
1967............................................................     8,068      7,894     15,962      30.8       30.1       60.9       5.1        5.0       10.1       1.0        1.0        2.0
1968............................................................     8,544      7,628     16,172      31.4       28.0       59.4       4.8        4.3        9.1       1.0        0.9        1.9
1969............................................................     8,314      7,346     15,660      29.2       25.8       55.1       4.5        4.0        8.5       0.9        0.8        1.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1970............................................................     8,021      7,132     15,153      26.8       23.8       50.6       4.1        3.6        7.7       0.8        0.7        1.5
1971............................................................     8,108      7,301     15,409      25.8       23.2       49.0       3.9        3.5        7.3       0.8        0.7        1.4
1972............................................................     8,837      7,466     16,303      26.8       22.6       49.4       3.8        3.2        7.1       0.8        0.6        1.4
1973............................................................     9,139      7,896     17,035      26.6       22.9       49.5       3.7        3.2        6.9       0.7        0.6        1.3
1974............................................................     9,406      8,028     17,434      25.5       21.8       47.2       3.5        3.0        6.5       0.7        0.6        1.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1975............................................................     9,715      8,821     18,536      23.9       21.7       45.5       2.9        2.7        5.6       0.6        0.6        1.2
1976............................................................     9,819     10,169     19,988      22.5       23.3       45.8       2.6        2.7        5.4       0.6        0.6        1.2
TQ..............................................................     2,455      2,745      5,200       5.4        6.1       11.5       2.6        2.9        5.4       0.5        0.6        1.1
1977............................................................    10,874     10,569     21,443      23.2       22.5       45.7       2.7        2.6        5.2       0.6        0.5        1.1
1978............................................................    12,077     12,455     24,532      24.0       24.8       48.8       2.6        2.7        5.3       0.5        0.6        1.1
1979............................................................    12,129     14,196     26,325      22.3       26.1       48.4       2.4        2.8        5.2       0.5        0.6        1.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1980............................................................    14,643     15,592     30,235      24.7       26.3       51.0       2.5        2.6        5.1       0.5        0.6        1.1
1981............................................................    16,937     17,231     34,168      26.0       26.5       52.5       2.5        2.5        5.0       0.6        0.6        1.1
1982............................................................    19,809     14,850     34,660      28.4       21.3       49.7       2.7        2.0        4.6       0.6        0.5        1.1
1983............................................................    22,298     13,602     35,900      30.6       18.6       49.2       2.8        1.7        4.4       0.7        0.4        1.0
1984............................................................    25,765     15,221     40,986      34.0       20.1       54.1       3.0        1.8        4.8       0.7        0.4        1.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1985............................................................    30,360     16,856     47,216      38.7       21.5       60.2       3.2        1.8        5.0       0.7        0.4        1.2
1986............................................................    35,656     16,485     52,141      44.2       20.5       64.7       3.6        1.7        5.3       0.8        0.4        1.2
1987............................................................    37,097     16,159     53,256      44.7       19.5       64.2       3.7        1.6        5.3       0.8        0.4        1.2
1988............................................................    38,032     18,068     56,100      44.3       21.1       65.4       3.6        1.7        5.3       0.8        0.4        1.1
1989 \1\........................................................    40,366     20,394     60,760      45.1       22.8       67.9       3.5        1.8        5.3       0.8        0.4        1.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1990 \1\........................................................    41,078     22,732     63,810      44.1       24.4       68.5       3.3        1.8        5.1       0.7        0.4        1.1
1991 \1\........................................................    37,887     24,296     62,183      39.0       25.0       64.0       2.9        1.8        4.7       0.6        0.4        1.1
1992 \1\........................................................    38,170     26,558     64,728      38.2       26.6       64.7       2.8        1.9        4.7       0.6        0.4        1.1
1993 \1\........................................................    40,396     27,982     68,378      39.4       27.3       66.6       2.9        2.0        4.9       0.6        0.4        1.1
1994 \1\........................................................    38,055     28,397     66,453      36.2       27.0       63.2       2.6        1.9        4.5       0.6        0.4        1.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995 \1\........................................................    37,699     30,733     68,432      35.0       28.5       63.5       2.5        2.0        4.5       0.5        0.4        1.0
1996 \1\........................................................    39,428     29,011     68,439      35.7       26.3       62.0       2.5        1.9        4.4       0.5        0.4        0.9
1997 \1\........................................................    40,177     30,896     71,073      35.6       27.4       63.0       2.5        1.9        4.4       0.5        0.4        0.9
1998 estimate \1\...............................................    39,024     32,355     71,379      34.0       28.2       62.1       2.3        1.9        4.3       0.5        0.4        0.9
1999 estimate \1\...............................................    39,417     34,287     73,704      33.6       29.3       62.9       2.3        2.0        4.3       0.5        0.4        0.8
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 \1\ Includes off-budget Postal Service investments of the following amounts (in millions of current dollars): 1989: 64; 1990: 82; 1991: 116; 1992: 152; 1993: 57; 1994: 51; 1995: 52; 1996: 55;
  1997: 68; 1998: 56; 1999: 59.