TABLE 30. Domestic R&D paid for by others and performed by the company, by source of funds, industry, and company size: 2012 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry and company size All industries Manufacturing industries Food Beverage and tobacco products Textile, apparel, and leather products Wood products Paper Printing and related support activities Petroleum and coal products Chemicals Basic chemicals Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical Pharmaceuticals and medicines Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation Paint, coating, adhesive, and other chemicals Plastics and rubber products Nonmetallic mineral products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Agricultural implement Semiconductor machinery Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment Other machinery Computer and electronic products Communications equipment Semiconductor and other electronic components Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation apparatus Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument Other measuring and controlling device Other computer and electronic products Electrical equipment, appliances, and components Transportation equipment Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts Aerospace products and parts Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts NAICS code Companies outside the United States U.S. federal Company's Unaffiliated government companies parent agencies Companies in the United States Total 21–23, 31–33, 42–81 54,970 31–33 38,218 311 171 312 D 313–16 23 321 9 322 9 323 3i 324 14 325 6,359 3251 380 i 11,624 4,553 39 D 2i D 7 1i 9 1,374 12 8,486 7,052 117 D 13 D D 0 *i 3,127 60 3,607 2,268 2 D 0 *i D 1i *i 1,478 22 30,621 24,059 12 D 5 1 0 * 6 369 285 3252 3253 3254 3256 3255, 3259 326 327 331 332 333 33311 333295 3336 other 333 334 3342 3344 102 D 5,552 4 D 338 34 55 114 960 43 73 579 265 8,391 1,440 1,375 8 0 1,337 D D 70 i 5 4 76 i 278 20 D 104 D 1,248 189 i 145 D D 2,748 * D 251 * 40 5 121 19 58 D D 1,611 431 765 D D 1,405 D * * 3 1 11 71 * D D D 556 13 372 1 D 57 1 D 13 25 10 13 385 4 4 363 15 4,852 806 88 3345 5,345 334510, 334517 230 i i i i i 334511 4,927 other 3345 188 i other 334 231 335 187 336 20,961 i 3361–63 D 3364 17,677 i 336411–13 16,702 i 827 18 i 697 112 86 10 1,312 558 749 735 i i i i i i i i i i i i i 328 147 3,922 D D 31 D 1 86 132 1,247 1,244 1 1 D 0 24 i * 112 D D D 3,819 72 35 44 18,268 D 16,895 15,935 U.S. state government agencies i i i i i i i i i i Foreign government agencies 157 30 i 0 0 0 0 0 *i 0 3 2 120 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 334 138 *i 0 3 0 0 *i 0 7 0 0 D D * D 3 * 1 6 9 1 0 2 6 6 * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 1 0 * D D * D * * * 2 93 * 0 D D 7 * 1 111 6 0 0 6 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 20 D D D 0 0 * 0 1 0 1 0 i i i i 4i 1 i i i i i All other In the United Outside the States United States * 2i 0 * 1 1 * * i i i i i 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 *i 0 4 *i * 0 0 TABLE 30. Domestic R&D paid for by others and performed by the company, by source of funds, industry, and company size: 2012 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry and company size Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component Other transportation Furniture and related products Miscellaneous Medical equipment and supplies Other miscellaneous manufacturing Nonmanufacturing industries Mining, extraction, and support activities Utilities Wholesale trade Electronic shopping and electronic auctions Transportation and warehousing Information Publishing Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers Software publishers Telecommunications Data processing, hosting, and related services Other information Finance and insurance Real estate and rental and leasing Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) Other real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific, and technical services Architectural, engineering, and related services Computer systems design and related services Scientific research and development services Biotechnology research and development Physical, engineering, and life sciences (except biotechnology) research and development Social sciences and humanities research and development Other professional, scientific, and technical services Health care services Other nonmanufacturing All companies (number of domestic employees) Small companiesa 5–499 NAICS code Total 336414–15, 336419 975 336992 D other 336 D 337 *i 339 D 3391 431 3399 D 21–23, 42–81 16,752 21 372 22 103 42 245 i 454111–12 6i 48–49 1 51 954 511 734 5111 1i 5112 733 517 56 518 112 other 51 52 i 52 12 53 4 Companies outside the United States U.S. federal Company's Unaffiliated government companies parent agencies Companies in the United States 15 D D * D 106 D 7,071 D * 200 D * 351 256 * 256 36 26 32 11 * i i i i i i 0 0 3i 0 D 250 D 1,434 0 2 30 i D 0 419 367 0 367 20 15 16 0 0 0 0 *i 0 D 26 D 1,339 D 1 12 i 0 0 * * 0 * 0 0 0 2 0 960 D D 0 D 43 D 6,562 2 64 3 0 * 142 103 * 103 * 36 3 0 4 U.S. state government agencies i i i i 0 0 * 0 1 1 0 127 0 23 1 0 0 5 5 * 5 * * 0 0 0 Foreign government agencies i i i i All other In the United Outside the States United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8i 0 0 0 0 0 * * 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 5 5 0 195 0 12 0 0 0 36 1 * 1 * 35 0 0 0 i i i i i i 1 0 *i 0 * 0 * 16 0 0 0 0 0 * * 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 533 4 other 53 0 54 14,143 5413 1,390 i 5415 2,088 5417 9,756 541711 3,017 *i 0 6,333 294 i 435 i 5,512 1,966 0 0 897 16 167 592 223 0 0 1,050 68 i 13 948 576 4 0 5,606 889 i 1,449 2,596 225 0 0 90 34 i 21 34 15 0 0 8i 2i 0 5 1 0 0 145 i 78 i 2 62 9 0 0 16 9i 1 6 3 541712 3,540 i 370 372 1,835 9i 4 27 i 3 6 92 51 i 0 120 0 0 21 7 536 672 198 i 10 1 0 0 *i 0 25 3 2i * * 0 D 8,486 D 3,607 542 30,621 i 8 157 1,494 611 4,416 i 541720 other 54 621–23 6,161 578 909 259 i 23, 44–45 (excluding 454111–12), 55–56, 624, 71–72, 81 653 – 54,970 – 10,573 i D 11,624 3,783 i 87 i * 120 8i 0 334 0 22 157 i 16 TABLE 30. Domestic R&D paid for by others and performed by the company, by source of funds, industry, and company size: 2012 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry and company size NAICS code Total Companies in the United States Companies outside the United States U.S. federal Company's Unaffiliated government companies parent agencies U.S. state government agencies All other In the United Outside the States United States Foreign government agencies 5–99 – 6,259 i 2,324 i 623 299 i 2,850 i 55 i 7 5–49 – 4,365 i 6 1,700 i 346 188 i 2,010 i 43 i 45 i 28 i 548 i 5–9 – 959 i 309 i 5i * 10–24 – 1,930 i 991 i 140 91 i 662 i 13 i 3 25–49 – 1,476 400 i 161 69 i 800 25 3 50–99 – 1,894 i 624 i 276 110 i 840 12 i 1 100–249 – 2,581 840 315 231 1,137 i 12 i 1 250–499 – 1,733 619 556 82 430 21 * Medium and large companies 500–999 – 1,257 475 i 443 57 266 3 * 1,000–4,999 – 7,666 1,219 4,045 818 1,532 20 D 5,000–9,999 – 6,662 3,244 1,327 1,292 790 * 0 10,000–24,999 – 6,373 1,311 956 688 3,342 39 D 25,000 or more – 22,440 i 1,592 222 141 20,275 i 7 101 * = amount < $500,000; D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies; i = > 50% of the estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse. i i i i i i 92 64 25 23 16 28 40 25 i i i i i i i 12 27 9 31 98 NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System. a The upper bound is based on the U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of a small business; the Business R&D and Innovation Survey does not include companies with fewer than five domestic employees. NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. The industry classification is based on the dominant business code for domestic R&D performance, where available. For companies that did not report business codes, the classification used for sampling was assigned. Statistics are representative of companies located in the 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, 2012. 10 7 * 6 1 2 6 * * D 0 D 4 i i i i
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