TABLE 13. Domestic R&D paid for by the company and others and performed by the company, by industry and company size: 2012 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry 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 All NAICS code companies Company size (domestic employees) 5–9a 10–24 25–49 21–23, 31–33, 42–81 31–33 311 312 313–16 321 322 323 324 325 3251 302,250 208,415 4,092 D 560 461 i 752 256 i 894 57,225 2,916 2,926 620 3 D 1 14 0 D D 108 1 i i i 3252 3253 3254 3256 3255, 3259 326 327 331 332 333 33311 333295 3336 other 333 334 3342 3344 946 D 48,146 2,342 D 3,509 1,327 i 741 1,833 i 14,254 1,546 2,151 4,336 6,220 65,068 13,989 27,331 4 D 84 D D 7 4 * 41 74 * 8 D D 223 23 28 i 3345 15,949 128 i 238 i 252 i 334510, 334517 4,396 19 41 i 38 7,737 3,816 7,799 3,087 42,305 D 24,817 i 23,397 i 1 108 44 16 9 7 1 1 58 139 i D 64 i 49 i D D D 70 144 87 184 174 57 D 90 334511 other 3345 other 334 335 336 3361–63 3364 336411–13 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 6,915 2,151 72 * 18 23 15 D D 481 38 i i i i i i i 6 28 347 18 44 33 5 14 160 159 5 10 D D 593 61 D i i 50–99 i i i i i i i i i i i i 7,195 2,766 29 * 44 63 15 88 20 464 46 i i i i i i i i i 11 16 330 17 43 87 23 15 149 281 9 0 D D 778 155 284 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 9,182 3,757 82 * 23 19 D 16 D 914 105 i 36 D 649 29 D 181 41 28 193 415 18 60 41 296 964 107 394 i i i i i i i i i i i i 313 100–249 250–499 12,480 5,759 192 7 89 D 41 19 15 1,540 119 11,264 6,441 128 118 36 16 24 24 18 1,436 114 34 17 1,264 45 62 232 90 42 333 653 25 60 D D 1,362 245 586 i i i i i i i i i i 31 61 1,121 21 88 274 17 36 279 464 37 54 D D 2,033 212 1,127 1,000– 4,999 5,000– 9,999 10,000– 24,999 25,000 or more 11,484 7,590 96 D 24 27 28 7i *i 1,547 285 50,691 36,544 513 19 217 223 i 115 84 24 11,625 938 30,483 20,075 333 140 53 36 36 5 0 6,008 505 49,493 40,296 782 D 54 D 455 D D 16,979 456 110,138 82,415 1,863 476 0 0 D 0 D 16,123 310 53 D 1,120 38 D 260 58 125 i 178 765 8 485 D D 3,173 1,061 1,078 238 D 9,297 230 D 426 66 178 356 1,860 83 588 i 34 1,155 13,316 1,962 7,568 D D 4,564 482 D 314 i 115 68 20 1,664 98 887 223 455 8,752 2,109 3,398 D D 14,853 325 D 1,579 908 i 211 124 1,562 262 0 878 423 9,827 2,110 D D 0 14,516 D D 114 0 24 0 6,357 1,001 0 D D 24,048 5,943 D 2,340 689 2,495 8,283 396 129 836 2,423 500–999 i i i i i i i i 345 388 478 84 i 83 134 213 i 47 182 150 287 i 184 D D D 87 175 186 179 387 208 i D D 68 186 306 219 685 562 102 D D D 556 225 495 326 112 112 564 1,380 1,446 656 3,693 2,640 880 220 0 560 2,556 486 1,276 483 618 i D D D D 566 4,748 1,200 3,549 D 5,399 461 D 206 30,605 D 19,281 i 19,281 i TABLE 13. Domestic R&D paid for by the company and others and performed by the company, by industry and company size: 2012 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component Other transportation Furniture and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing 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 All NAICS code companies Company size (domestic employees) 5–9a 336414–15, 336419 336992 other 336 337 339 3391 3399 21–23, 42–81 21 22 42 454111–12 48–49 51 511 5111 5112 517 518 other 51 52 53 1,420 D D 348 D 8,316 D 93,835 2,815 348 1,825 i 1,353 178 46,805 28,987 242 i 28,745 2,824 i 4,913 10,082 3,519 363 * 1 * 18 D 81 D 2,306 1 11 184 23 * 204 117 7 110 28 D D 11 0 533 other 53 54 5413 5415 5417 541711 342 21 i 34,309 2,513 i 11,251 i 16,544 7,387 0 0 1,605 26 453 839 330 541712 8,559 541720 598 10–24 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i D 1 D 7 D 241 D 4,764 180 * 167 40 2 666 346 17 329 D 196 D 35 13 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i D * D 5 346 272 73 4,429 15 35 185 D * 681 431 1 430 D 167 D 39 3 50–99 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i * 9 D 13 374 263 111 5,425 12 1 276 46 17 1,167 537 32 505 80 375 176 23 1 1 1 3,735 421 1,385 1,625 879 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 100–249 250–499 500–999 1,000– 4,999 5,000– 9,999 10,000– 24,999 D D D 51 D 376 D 6,721 7 10 413 36 48 1,674 888 21 867 110 452 223 56 26 D 6 16 23 611 465 146 4,823 24 * 181 46 4 1,738 1,052 61 992 117 414 154 246 144 0 0 57 34 D 384 D 3,894 22 64 323 9 1 1,564 984 40 944 58 327 195 100 2 i 660 0 172 37 3,138 2,212 926 14,147 22 83 65 53 1 7,662 4,175 0 4,175 119 1,505 1,863 308 172 D 0 174 147 623 235 388 10,408 337 7 19 D 3 5,193 3,780 * 3,780 0 D D 118 0 D 0 0 13 2,357 2,357 0 9,197 1,301 87 12 D 0 6,714 63 63 0 D D D 239 1 144 0 2,237 166 677 1,080 336 0 2i 1,575 176 617 580 196 168 4 5,510 360 1,622 3,266 1,792 384 i 0 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1 2 3,362 253 1,056 1,618 784 D 1,319 i D 734 934 744 D 23 i D 12 4 0 i i i i i 7 7 3,546 215 969 2,014 672 25–49 21 5i 4,270 482 i 1,299 i 2,079 1,142 i i i i i i i i i i i i 25,000 or more i 0 0 D 0 D 1,429 D 27,723 896 49 0 D 104 19,543 16,614 0 16,614 1,938 i D D 2,343 0 0 0 4,709 183 628 i 3,412 1,228 0 1i 161 130 20 0 0 0 0 3,599 i 101 2,524 i 29 29 D 2,185 0 0 D 0 0 0 i i i i i i i i i i i i TABLE 13. Domestic R&D paid for by the company and others and performed by the company, by industry and company size: 2012 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry Other professional, scientific, and technical services Health care services Other nonmanufacturing All NAICS code companies other 54 621–23 4,001 675 i Company size (domestic employees) 5–9a 287 i 198 i 10–24 348 i 29 i 25–49 435 i 11 i 50–99 304 i 44 100–249 410 i 42 i 250–499 313 i 108 i 500–999 202 82 1,000– 4,999 5,000– 9,999 262 14 i 23, 44–45 (excluding 454111–12), 55–56, 624, 71–72, 81 1,646 69 i 86 i D 101 i 142 96 152 258 * = 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. 10,000– 24,999 25,000 or more 486 *i 10 12 945 136 D D D NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System. a 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.
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