TABLE 5. Worldwide R&D paid for by the company and performed by the company and others and domestic R&D paid for and performed by
the company, by business activity: 2008
(Millions of U.S. dollars)
Business activity
All business activities
Oil and gas extraction
Coal mining
Metal ore mining
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
Support activities for oil and gas operations
Support activities for solid mineral operations
Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
Natural gas distribution
Water, sewage, and other systems
Construction of buildings
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Specialty trade contractors
Food
Beverage
Tobacco
Textile mill products
Apparel
Leather and allied products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers
and filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
Pharmaceutical, medicinal, botanical, and biological products
(except diagnostic)
In-vitro diagnostic substances
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
Paint, adhesive, and other chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Clay and glass products
Cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other nonmetallic
mineral product
Business codea
21100–81390
21100
21210
21220
21230
21300
21310
22110
22120
22130
23600
23700
23800
31100
31210
31220
31300
31500
31600
32100
32200
32300
32400
32510
Worldwide R&D
328,040
1,215
55
67
129
914
*
437
19
10
377
40
1,123
2,983
605
D
474
448
65
264
1,130
297
1,082 i
3,806
Domestic R&D
232,505
609
52
57
126
706
*
237
1
7
367
31
1,065
2,196
437
D
318
424
56
216
896
291
949 i
2,871
32520
1,152
889
32530
2,100
1,378
32541
70,016
41,593
32542
32591
32592
32600
32710
1,988
2,787
2,152
2,536
966 i
982
1,982
1,750
2,099
903 i
32790
738
545
Iron and steel mills, ferroalloy, and steel product from
purchased steel
33110
331
250
Nonferrous metals production and processing
Ferrous and nonferrous foundries
Fabricated metal products
Farm machinery and equipment
Construction machinery
Mining machinery and equipment
Oil and gas field machinery and equipment
Semiconductor machinery
Industrial machinery, except semiconductor machinery
33130
33150
33200
33311
33312
33313
33314
33321
33322
415
85
2,935
1,404
581
1,689
277
2,553
1,191
Commercial, service industry, temperature control, and air-flow
control machinery
33330
1,110
859
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment
Metalworking and other general purpose machinery
Computers and peripheral equipment
Telephone apparatus
33360
33390
33410
33421
2,386
2,039
12,443
6,739
1,859
1,394
9,223
5,424
Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications
equipment
33422
5,958
4,184
292
83
2,474
859
498
1,408
255 i
2,152
831
TABLE 5. Worldwide R&D paid for by the company and performed by the company and others and domestic R&D paid for and performed by
the company, by business activity: 2008
(Millions of U.S. dollars)
Business activity
Communication equipment, except broadcasting, wireless,
and telephone apparatus
Audio and video equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation apparatus
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical
system and instruments
Measuring and control instruments (not listed elsewhere)
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Motor vehicles
Motor vehicle body and trailer
Motor vehicle parts
Aircraft
Aircraft engine and engine parts
Other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
Railroad rolling stock
Ship and boat building
Motorcycle, bicycle, and parts
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank components
All other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Medical equipment and supplies
Miscellaneous manufacturing (not listed elsewhere)
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Electronics and appliance stores
Food and beverage stores
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
General merchandise stores
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
Nonstore retailers, except electronic shopping and mail-order houses
Retail trade stores, including gasoline stations (not listed elsewhere)
Air transportation
Rail transportation
Water transportation
Truck transportation
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Pipeline transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum,
and miscellaneous products, except natural gas
Pipeline transportation of natural gas
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Support activities for transportation
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
(except Internet)
Software publishers (except Internet)
Motion picture and sound recording (except Internet)
Radio and television broadcasting (except Internet)
Cable and other subscription programming (except Internet)
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Wired telecommunications carriers
Business codea
Worldwide R&D
Domestic R&D
33429
2,482
1,833
33430
33440
33451
773
29,911
3,822
610
22,674
2,853
33452
1,845
1,563
33459
33460
33500
33610
33620
33630
33641
33642
33643
33644
33651
33660
33691
33692
33699
33700
33910
33990
42300
42400
42500
44100
44300
44500
44800
45200
45410
45490
45990
48100
48200
48300
48400
48500
3,458
54
4,687
18,296
70
5,401
4,053
2,433
1,222
1,402
195
151
199
107
176
511
11,587
2,976
449
257
14
0
*
2
1
34
480
12
343
D
37
5
20
1
2,614
53
2,978
8,305
62
3,378
3,915
1,612
942
1,310
146
139
173
111
148
435
8,521
2,316
393
174
12
1
*
2
8
13
D
1
336
D
37
5
18
1
48610
0
0
48620
48700
48800
49200
49300
3
0
36
D
26
0
0
30
D
30
51110
180
156
51120
51200
51510
51520
51600
51710
31,369
104
48
D
188
673
23,860
94
32
D
179
511
TABLE 5. Worldwide R&D paid for by the company and performed by the company and others and domestic R&D paid for and performed by
the company, by business activity: 2008
(Millions of U.S. dollars)
Business activity
Business codea
Worldwide R&D
Domestic R&D
Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)
Satellite telecommunications
Cable and other program distribution
Telecommunications services (not listed elsewhere)
Internet service providers and Web search portals
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Information services (not listed elsewhere)
Depository credit intermediation
Nondepository credit intermediation
Activities related to credit intermediation
51720
51740
51750
51790
51810
51820
51900
52210
52220
52230
532 i
153
367
501
4,558
3,515
898
284 i
3
430
294
121
286
393
3,718 i
3,004
815
282 i
2
376
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and
related activities
52300
389
339
52410
52420
52500
53100
53210
53220
199
125 i
101
20
D
296
145
118 i
101
19
D
131
53240
101
43
53300
54110
54120
54130
54140
54150
54160
54170
54180
54190
55100
56140
56150
56160
80
D
676
1,742
75
11,476
1,110
12,656
37
439
11
125
27
137
76
D
577
1,365
58
8,384
884
8,464
60
374
11
83
19
61
Office administrative, facilities, employment, and other
support services
56190
1,139
1,126
Waste collection, treatment, and disposal
Remediation and other waste management services
Educational services
Offices of physicians
Offices of dentists and other health practitioners
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
Home health care services
Outpatient care centers and other ambulatory health care services
General medical and surgical hospitals
Psychiatric, substance abuse, and specialty hospitals
Nursing and residential care facilities
Social assistance (except child day care services)
Child day care services
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries
Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries
Traveler accommodation services
Food services and drinking places
Automotive repair and maintenance
Repair and maintenance, except automotive
56210
56290
61100
62110
62120
62150
62160
62190
62210
62220
62300
62400
62440
71100
71300
72100
72200
81110
81190
7
*
202
40
202
903
3
53
13
0
15
8
1
24
138
0
481
307
99
7
*
185
30
201
781
3
7
12
0
10
6
1
24
78
0
480
269
55
Insurance carriers
Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance-related activities
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
Real estate
Automotive equipment rental and leasing
Consumer goods and general rental centers
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment
rental and leasing
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Legal services
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Specialized design services
Computer systems design and related services
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
Scientific R&D services
Advertising and related services
Professional, scientific, and technical services (not listed elsewhere)
Management of companies and enterprises
Business support services
Travel arrangement and reservation services
Investigation, security, and services to buildings and dwellings
TABLE 5. Worldwide R&D paid for by the company and performed by the company and others and domestic R&D paid for and performed by
the company, by business activity: 2008
(Millions of U.S. dollars)
Business activity
Business codea
Worldwide R&D
Domestic R&D
Personal care, death care, laundry, and other personal services
81200
37
30
Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations
81390
1
0
Undistributed
10,660
9,209
* = amount < $500,000; D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies; i = value > 50% of estimate is a combination of imputation and
reweighting to account for nonresponse.
a
Data tabulated independent of industry classification of company. Companies were asked to report their sales and R&D into one or more business codes.
Business codes and descriptions based on 2002 North American Industry Classification System industry definitions.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Statistics are representative of companies located in United States that
performed or funded R&D.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Business R&D and Innovation
Survey, 2008.