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Table 1. R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers, by source of funds: FYs 2001–16

(Dollars in thousands)

Fiscal year All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Business Nonprofit organizations All other sourcesa
2001 10,071,307 9,709,221 19,389 144,043 na 198,654
2002 11,536,424 11,095,110 31,423 134,251 na 275,640
2003 12,126,880 11,681,318 33,301 138,685 na 273,576
2004 12,632,207 12,321,652 29,959 119,843 na 160,753
2005 13,254,522 12,917,206 32,339 129,036 na 175,941
2006 13,218,497 12,824,552 30,122 170,879 na 192,944
2007 13,824,987 13,401,081 32,072 172,592 na 219,242
2008 15,616,390 15,177,347 32,188 202,534 na 204,321
2009 16,390,111 15,942,851 35,442 189,721 na 222,097
2010 18,880,609 18,453,552 52,871 168,561 23,665 181,960
2011 18,671,245 18,276,088 26,744 190,111 38,878 139,424
2012 18,280,943 17,875,012 39,428 184,434 45,926 136,143
2013 17,667,184 17,284,513 50,449 186,911 39,390 105,921
2014 17,718,556 17,331,396 28,337 220,735 37,182 100,906
2015 18,458,257 18,097,189 18,427 208,780 27,984 105,877
2016 19,219,702 18,855,593 21,556 192,239 40,195 110,119
na = not applicable; data from nonprofit organizations were not collected separately.
a Prior to FY 2010, R&D expenditures from nonprofit organizations were collected under All other sources.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, FFRDC Research and Development Survey.