[Historical Tables]
[Section 9 - Federal Government Outlays for Major Physical Capital, Research and Development, and Education and Training]
[Table 9.8 - Composition of Outlays for the Conduct of Research and Development: 1949-2002]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                            Category                                 1949       1950       1951       1952       1953       1954       1955       1956
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National defense:
  Department of Defense.........................................       688        700        775      1,100      1,412      1,385      1,397      1,683
  Other national defense........................................        74         72         71        104        141        166        153        215
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense......................................       762        772        846      1,204      1,553      1,551      1,550      1,898
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and technology:
    NASA........................................................        42         43         44         51         50         48         43         50
    NSF.........................................................  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........         4          8         15
    Atomic energy general science...............................        40         49         50         60         63         64         73         78
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................        82         92         94        111        113        116        124        143
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A         27         42
  Transportation:
    DOT.........................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH.........................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A
    Other.......................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A         45         51         69         81
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture...................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A         49         53         62         82
  Natural resources and environment.............................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A         38         38         32         38
  All other\1\..................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A         50         39         31         42
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\.........................................       178        282        279        291        295        297        345        428
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total conduct of research and development\1\....................       940      1,054      1,125      1,495      1,848      1,848      1,895      2,326
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and development classified as           11         14         14         14         14         13         21         31
 grants (all nondefense)........................................
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                           Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                            Category                                 1957       1958       1959       1960       1961       1962       1963       1964
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National defense:
  Department of Defense.........................................     1,882      2,178      4,950      5,517      6,466      6,689      6,792      7,419
  Other national defense........................................       252        281        414        420        456        401        352        446
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense......................................     2,134      2,459      5,364      5,937      6,922      7,090      7,144      7,865
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and technology:
    NASA........................................................        55         72        115        330        646      1,112      2,291      3,693
    NSF.........................................................        28         31         47         57         70         84        100        147
    Atomic energy general science...............................        91        126        157        183        214        231        264        288
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       174        229        319        570        930      1,427      2,655      4,128
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................        77        109        129        159        173        397        462        502
  Transportation:
    DOT.........................................................        13         26         53         77         89         83        111        107
    NASA........................................................  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........        31         36         40
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................        13         26         53         77         89        114        147        147
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH.........................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A        247        295        398        511        637
    Other.......................................................       N/A        N/A        N/A         30         35         36         40         66
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       134        157        216        277        330        434        551        703
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture...................................................        86         97        104        107        117        129        142        154
  Natural resources and environment.............................        45         54         88         68        106        100        118        120
  All other\1\..................................................        48         57        111        127        119        146        146        177
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\.........................................       577        729      1,020      1,385      1,864      2,747      4,221      5,931
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total conduct of research and development\1\....................     2,711      3,188      6,384      7,322      8,786      9,837     11,365     13,796
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and development classified as           40         46         55         57         58         66         75         85
 grants (all nondefense)........................................
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                           Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                            Category                                 1965       1966       1967       1968       1969       1970       1971       1972
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National defense:
  Department of Defense.........................................     6,623      6,675      7,649      8,071      7,762      7,519      7,639      8,238
  Other national defense........................................       454        422        419        473        552        502        469        599
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense......................................     7,077      7,097      8,068      8,544      8,314      8,021      8,108      8,837
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and technology:
    NASA........................................................     4,497      5,275      5,042      4,462      4,025      3,518      3,143      3,059
    NSF.........................................................       147        176        209        248        280        292        334        407
    Atomic energy general science...............................       309        339        359        281        385        393        380        370
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     4,953      5,790      5,610      4,991      4,690      4,203      3,857      3,836
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................       478        452        478        515        469        451        454        329
  Transportation:
    DOT.........................................................       159        117         69        107         96        224        444        291
    NASA........................................................        58         75         89        128        162        183        205        221
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       217        192        158        235        258        407        649        512
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH.........................................................       523        536        795        784        859        879        912      1,096
    Other.......................................................        67        202        110        199        214        194        211        279
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       590        738        905        983      1,073      1,073      1,123      1,375
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture...................................................       179        205        215        231        232        246        268        296
  Natural resources and environment.............................       140        160        181        207        232        301        351        507
  All other\1\..................................................       206        284        347        466        392        451        599        611
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\.........................................     6,763      7,821      7,894      7,628      7,346      7,132      7,301      7,466
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total conduct of research and development\1\....................    13,840     14,918     15,962     16,172     15,660     15,153     15,409     16,303
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and development classified as          100        110        125        140        152        167        182        206
 grants (all nondefense)........................................
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                           Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                            Category                                 1973       1974       1975       1976        TQ        1977       1978       1979
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National defense:
  Department of Defense.........................................     8,529      8,960      9,284      9,341      2,312     10,210     10,726     11,045
  Other national defense........................................       610        446        431        478        143        664      1,351      1,083
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense......................................     9,139      9,406      9,715      9,819      2,455     10,874     12,077     12,129
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and technology:
    NASA........................................................     3,045      2,900      2,876      3,227        846      3,506      3,454      3,655
    NSF.........................................................       432        539        571        623        194        668        701        775
    Atomic energy general science...............................       372        292        310        257         72        267        274        305
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     3,849      3,731      3,757      4,107      1,112      4,441      4,429      4,735
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................       379        525        933      1,424        521      2,197      2,542      3,304
  Transportation:
    DOT.........................................................       299        322        307        329        100        315        326        350
    NASA........................................................       235        283        309        324         82        336        379        408
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       534        605        616        653        182        651        705        758
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH.........................................................     1,318      1,413      1,631      2,098        548      1,314      2,439      2,626
    Other.......................................................       341        245        258        194        130        335        325        614
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     1,659      1,658      1,889      2,292        678      1,649      2,764      3,240
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture...................................................       293        315        352        416        100        469        499        549
  Natural resources and environment.............................       539        511        647        646        166        585        675        895
  All other\1\..................................................       643        683        627        631        -14        577        841        715
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\.........................................     7,896      8,028      8,821     10,169      2,745     10,569     12,455     14,196
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total conduct of research and development\1\....................    17,035     17,434     18,536     19,988      5,200     21,443     24,532     26,325
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and development classified as          224        238        249        285         80        272        252        256
 grants (all nondefense)........................................
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                           Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                            Category                                 1980       1981       1982       1983       1984       1985       1986       1987
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National defense:
  Department of Defense.........................................    13,469     15,739     18,363     20,566     23,850     28,165     33,396     34,732
  Other national defense........................................     1,174      1,199      1,447      1,732      1,915      2,195      2,260      2,365
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense......................................    14,643     16,937     19,809     22,298     25,765     30,360     35,656     37,097
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and technology:
    NASA........................................................     4,262      4,798      2,697      1,999      3,023      2,410      2,863      2,693
    NSF.........................................................       838        900      1,020        998      1,127      1,182      1,399      1,426
    Atomic energy general science...............................       345        501        401        464        505        510        510        576
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     5,445      6,199      4,118      3,461      4,656      4,102      4,772      4,695
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................     3,289      3,681      3,330      2,728      2,762      4,249      2,622      2,321
  Transportation:
    DOT.........................................................       412        409        341        270        342        467        489        347
    NASA........................................................       449        481        523        539        515        559        568        557
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       861        890        864        809        857      1,027      1,057        905
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH.........................................................     2,898      3,352      3,435      3,532      3,942      4,412      4,837      4,942
    Other.......................................................       784        732        906        929        617        719        738        869
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     3,682      4,084      4,341      4,461      4,560      5,131      5,574      5,811
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture...................................................       563        643        696        717        754        775        798        796
  Natural resources and environment.............................       951        912        838        856        846        884        924        886
  All other\1\..................................................       801        822        664        570        787        689        738        745
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\.........................................    15,592     17,231     14,850     13,602     15,221     16,856     16,485     16,159
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total conduct of research and development\1\....................    30,235     34,168     34,660     35,900     40,986     47,216     52,141     53,256
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and development classified as          288        251        290        197        223        215        319        464
 grants (all nondefense)........................................
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                           Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                            Category                                 1988       1989       1990       1991       1992       1993       1994       1995
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National defense:
  Department of Defense.........................................    35,605     37,819     38,247     35,330     35,504     37,666     35,474     35,356
  Other national defense........................................     2,427      2,547      2,831      2,557      2,666      2,730      2,581      2,343
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense......................................    38,032     40,366     41,078     37,887     38,170     40,396     38,055     37,699
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and technology:
    NASA........................................................     3,252      4,220      5,624      6,277      6,641      7,004      6,663      8,243
    NSF.........................................................     1,513      1,570      1,520      1,631      1,733      1,753      1,873      1,894
    Atomic energy general science...............................       618        680        784        834        784        789        669        700
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     5,383      6,470      7,927      8,741      9,157      9,546      9,205     10,837
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................     2,287      2,454      2,342      2,501      2,593      2,517      2,654      3,152
  Transportation:
    DOT.........................................................       323        322        272        333        373        420        519        604
    NASA........................................................       580        755        701        795        976      1,084      1,215        749
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................       903      1,077        973      1,127      1,348      1,504      1,734      1,353
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH.........................................................     6,022      6,634      7,092      7,257      7,936      9,063      9,620     10,299
    Other.......................................................       849        912      1,162      1,272      1,721      1,311      1,008        961
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................................................     6,872      7,546      8,253      8,528      9,656     10,374     10,628     11,260
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture...................................................       838        908        937        990      1,070      1,129      1,158      1,186
  Natural resources and environment.............................     1,052      1,056      1,220      1,323      1,593      1,762      1,747      1,662
  All other\1\..................................................       732        883      1,081      1,085      1,141      1,150      1,271      1,283
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\.........................................    18,068     20,394     22,732     24,296     26,558     27,982     28,397     30,733
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total conduct of research and development\1\....................    56,100     60,760     63,810     62,183     64,728     68,378     66,453     68,432
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and development classified as          478        412        345        401        296        344        376        348
 grants (all nondefense)........................................
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See footnotes at end of table.


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       Table 9.8--COMPOSITION OF OUTLAYS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 1949-2002--Continued
                                            (in millions of dollars)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               2001       2002
              Category                  1996       1997       1998       1999       2000     estimate   estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National defense:
  Department of Defense............    36,936     37,702     37,558     37,571     38,279     38,504     43,706
  Other national defense...........     2,492      2,475      2,583      2,705      2,771      3,092      3,144
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total national defense.........    39,428     40,177     40,141     40,276     41,050     41,596     46,850
                                    ============================================================================
Nondefense:
  General science, space, and
   technology:
    NASA...........................     6,963      8,137      8,631      8,316      5,411      5,724      6,298
    NSF............................     2,077      2,015      2,010      2,144      2,446      2,644      2,928
    Atomic energy general science..       705        703      1,862      2,087      2,246      2,378      2,323
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.....................     9,745     10,855     12,503     12,547     10,103     10,746     11,549
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy...........................     2,938      2,641      1,526      1,285      1,265      1,401      1,195
  Transportation:
    DOT............................       534        545        528        465        482        566        778
    NASA...........................     1,120      1,237      1,250      1,117        958        901        879
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.....................     1,654      1,782      1,778      1,582      1,440      1,467      1,657
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health:
    NIH............................     9,642     10,599     11,853     13,027     14,568     16,941     19,619
    Other..........................       856        859        865      1,306      1,310      1,480      1,568
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.....................    10,498     11,458     12,718     14,333     15,878     18,421     21,187
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Agriculture......................     1,168      1,178      1,200      1,200      1,294      1,465      1,467
  Natural resources and environment     1,610      1,590      1,653      1,732      1,687      1,835      1,782
  All other\1\.....................     1,398      1,392      1,284      1,181      1,230      1,444      1,559
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nondefense\1\............    29,011     30,896     32,662     33,860     32,897     36,779     40,396
                                    ============================================================================
Total conduct of research and          68,439     71,073     72,803     74,136     73,947     78,375     87,246
 development\1\....................
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memorandum: Conduct of research and       303        290        302        308        405        486        581
 development classified as grants
 (all nondefense)..................
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\1\Includes off-budget Postal Service amounts as shown in the footnote to Table 9.7.
N/A: Separate detail not available; however, the data are included in the totals.
Note: The Atomic energy defense component includes relatively small amounts of R&D for FEMA beginning in 1983.