[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: 1949-2001 (In Current Dollars, as Percentages of Total Outlays, as Percentages of GDP, and in Constant (FY 1996) Dollars)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                                      Table 9.7--SUMMARY OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2001
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                                                                      In Millions of Dollars        In Billions of Constant (FY       As Percentages of Total          As Percentages of GDP
                                                                 --------------------------------          1996) 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       4.3        1.0        5.3       2.0        0.5        2.4       0.3        0.1        0.3

1950............................................................       772        282      1,054       4.4        1.6        6.1       1.8        0.7        2.5       0.3        0.1        0.4
1951............................................................       846        279      1,125       4.6        1.5        6.1       1.9        0.6        2.5       0.3        0.1        0.4
1952............................................................     1,204        291      1,495       6.3        1.5        7.8       1.8        0.4        2.2       0.3        0.1        0.4
1953............................................................     1,553        295      1,848       8.0        1.5        9.5       2.0        0.4        2.4       0.4        0.1        0.5
1954............................................................     1,551        297      1,848       7.9        1.5        9.4       2.2        0.4        2.6       0.4        0.1        0.5

1955............................................................     1,550        345      1,895       7.8        1.7        9.6       2.3        0.5        2.8       0.4        0.1        0.5
1956............................................................     1,898        428      2,326       9.3        2.1       11.4       2.7        0.6        3.3       0.4        0.1        0.5
1957............................................................     2,134        577      2,711      10.1        2.7       12.8       2.8        0.8        3.5       0.5        0.1        0.6
1958............................................................     2,459        729      3,188      11.3        3.4       14.7       3.0        0.9        3.9       0.5        0.2        0.7
1959............................................................     5,364      1,020      6,384      24.3        4.6       28.9       5.8        1.1        6.9       1.1        0.2        1.3

1960............................................................     5,937      1,385      7,322      26.6        6.2       32.8       6.4        1.5        7.9       1.1        0.3        1.4
1961............................................................     6,922      1,864      8,786      30.6        8.2       38.9       7.1        1.9        9.0       1.3        0.4        1.7
1962............................................................     7,090      2,747      9,837      31.0       12.0       43.0       6.6        2.6        9.2       1.2        0.5        1.7
1963............................................................     7,144      4,221     11,365      30.9       18.2       49.1       6.4        3.8       10.2       1.2        0.7        1.9
1964............................................................     7,865      5,931     13,796      33.5       25.3       58.8       6.6        5.0       11.6       1.2        0.9        2.1

1965............................................................     7,077      6,763     13,840      29.7       28.4       58.0       6.0        5.7       11.7       1.0        1.0        2.0
1966............................................................     7,097      7,821     14,918      29.1       32.1       61.2       5.3        5.8       11.1       0.9        1.0        2.0
1967............................................................     8,068      7,894     15,962      32.1       31.4       63.5       5.1        5.0       10.1       1.0        1.0        2.0
1968............................................................     8,544      7,628     16,172      32.8       29.2       62.0       4.8        4.3        9.1       1.0        0.9        1.9
1969............................................................     8,314      7,346     15,660      30.5       27.0       57.5       4.5        4.0        8.5       0.9        0.8        1.6

1970............................................................     8,021      7,132     15,153      27.9       24.9       52.8       4.1        3.6        7.7       0.8        0.7        1.5
1971............................................................     8,108      7,301     15,409      26.9       24.2       51.0       3.9        3.5        7.3       0.7        0.7        1.4
1972............................................................     8,837      7,466     16,303      27.9       23.6       51.5       3.8        3.2        7.1       0.7        0.6        1.4
1973............................................................     9,139      7,896     17,035      27.6       23.9       51.5       3.7        3.2        6.9       0.7        0.6        1.3
1974............................................................     9,406      8,028     17,434      26.5       22.6       49.2       3.5        3.0        6.5       0.7        0.6        1.2

1975............................................................     9,715      8,821     18,536      24.9       22.6       47.6       2.9        2.7        5.6       0.6        0.6        1.2
1976............................................................     9,819     10,169     19,988      23.5       24.3       47.8       2.6        2.7        5.4       0.6        0.6        1.2
TQ..............................................................     2,455      2,745      5,200       5.7        6.4       12.0       2.6        2.9        5.4       0.5        0.6        1.1
1977............................................................    10,874     10,569     21,443      24.1       23.5       47.6       2.7        2.6        5.2       0.6        0.5        1.1
1978............................................................    12,077     12,455     24,532      25.1       25.9       51.0       2.6        2.7        5.3       0.5        0.6        1.1
1979............................................................    12,129     14,196     26,325      23.4       27.4       50.8       2.4        2.8        5.2       0.5        0.6        1.1

1980............................................................    14,643     15,592     30,235      26.0       27.7       53.7       2.5        2.6        5.1       0.5        0.6        1.1
1981............................................................    16,937     17,231     34,168      27.4       27.9       55.3       2.5        2.5        5.0       0.6        0.6        1.1
1982............................................................    19,809     14,850     34,660      30.0       22.5       52.5       2.7        2.0        4.6       0.6        0.5        1.1
1983............................................................    22,298     13,602     35,900      32.4       19.7       52.1       2.8        1.7        4.4       0.6        0.4        1.0
1984............................................................    25,765     15,221     40,986      36.0       21.3       57.3       3.0        1.8        4.8       0.7        0.4        1.1

1985............................................................    30,360     16,856     47,216      41.1       22.8       64.0       3.2        1.8        5.0       0.7        0.4        1.1
1986............................................................    35,656     16,485     52,141      47.2       21.8       69.0       3.6        1.7        5.3       0.8        0.4        1.2
1987............................................................    37,097     16,159     53,256      47.8       20.8       68.6       3.7        1.6        5.3       0.8        0.3        1.1
1988............................................................    38,032     18,068     56,100      47.5       22.6       70.1       3.6        1.7        5.3       0.8        0.4        1.1
1989\1\.........................................................    40,366     20,394     60,760      48.5       24.5       73.0       3.5        1.8        5.3       0.7        0.4        1.1

1990\1\.........................................................    41,078     22,732     63,810      47.6       26.3       73.9       3.3        1.8        5.1       0.7        0.4        1.1
1991\1\.........................................................    37,887     24,296     62,183      42.3       27.1       69.5       2.9        1.8        4.7       0.6        0.4        1.0
1992\1\.........................................................    38,170     26,558     64,728      41.7       29.0       70.7       2.8        1.9        4.7       0.6        0.4        1.0
1993\1\.........................................................    40,396     27,982     68,378      43.0       29.8       72.8       2.9        2.0        4.9       0.6        0.4        1.0
1994\1\.........................................................    38,055     28,397     66,453      39.6       29.6       69.2       2.6        1.9        4.5       0.5        0.4        1.0

1995\1\.........................................................    37,699     30,733     68,432      38.4       31.3       69.8       2.5        2.0        4.5       0.5        0.4        0.9
1996\1\.........................................................    39,428     29,011     68,439      39.4       29.0       68.4       2.5        1.9        4.4       0.5        0.4        0.9
1997\1\.........................................................    40,177     30,896     71,073      39.5       30.4       69.9       2.5        1.9        4.4       0.5        0.4        0.9
1998\1\.........................................................    40,141     32,662     72,803      39.0       31.7       70.7       2.4        2.0        4.4       0.5        0.4        0.8
1999\1\.........................................................    40,276     33,860     74,136      38.6       32.5       71.1       2.4        2.0        4.4       0.4        0.4        0.8

2000 estimate\1\................................................    40,409     36,054     76,463      38.2       34.0       72.2       2.3        2.0        4.3       0.4        0.4        0.8
2001 estimate\1\................................................    40,914     39,447     80,361      37.9       36.5       74.4       2.2        2.1        4.4       0.4        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;
  1998:77; 1999:45; 2000:45; 2001:45.
Note: GDP, percentages of GDP, deflators and constant dollar amounts for years prior to 1960 are OMB estimates based on detailed historical GDP series for which revised data are not yet
  available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. For additional details, see the Special Note on GDP and Constant Dollar Amounts in the Introduction to the FY2001 Historical Tables.