US-Located Companies Spent $25.3 Billion for Extramural R&D Performed by Domestic Organizations (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

US-Located Companies Spent $25.3 Billion for Extramural R&D Performed by Domestic Organizations

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In 2011, US-located companies spent $25.3 billion for extramural research and development performed by domestic organizations. Pharmaceuticals manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing have accounted for the majority of these expenditures over the past two decades.

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