TABLE 23. Domestic R&D paid for by others and performed by the company, by source of funds, industry, and company size: 2011 (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 systems and instruments Other measuring and controlling device Other computer and electronic products Electrical equipment, appliances, and components Transportation equipment Motor vehicles, bodies, trailers, and parts Aerospace products and parts Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts NAICS code Total Companies in United States 21–23, 31–33, 42–81 31–33 311 312 313–316 321 322 323 324 325 3251 55,324 38,021 196 D 34 9 23 1 D 5,337 D 11,124 4,196 21 * D D D * D 1,320 20 3252 3253 3254 3256 3255, 3259 326 327 331 332 333 33311 333295 3336 other 333 334 3342 3344 Companies outside United States U.S. federal government agencies Company's parent Unaffiliated companies 7,438 5,871 D D D 3 D 0 0 2,209 D 4,569 2,999 D D * D D * 0 1,658 26 31,309 i 24,698 i 17 D D 0 D 1 D 110 D D D 1,848 D D 265 i * 43 D D 15 D D D 1,735 619 802 6 0 1,626 D D 1 1 D D D 0 D D D 991 283 D D D 52 * D 8 25 D D 522 * 4 D D 5,161 784 i 89 All other U.S. state government agencies Foreign government agencies In United States Outside United States 321 55 0 0 0 0 * 0 * 19 13 63 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 369 103 D 0 0 * 0 0 0 14 * 129 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 * 0 6 * 0 * 2 3i 2 7 0 D D D 15 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 D D 1 0 * 0 14 * 0 2 0 * 17 D 0 D D D D * D 0 0 8 0 0 * D 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 D 0 0 12 D 4,838 6 40 307 i 33 64 115 1,131 22 139 693 278 9,040 1,858 i 1,245 D D 1,285 D D 31 D D D 423 7 77 182 157 1,087 171 i 184 3345 5,451 636 D D 4,276 D D 4i D 334510, 334517 243 43 D D 41 D 0 1 0 D D D 73 D D D D D D D 1 D D D D 1 D 0 3 1 1 0 0 D 0 0 0 D 0 D D 0 3i D * D D D D 0 D D 0 7 1 6 6 334511 other 3345 other 334 335 336 3361, 3362, 3363 3364 336411–13 5,111 97 485 178 20,605 i D 18,469 i 17,480 i 566 26 97 i 24 1,086 D 592 590 4,182 52 12 76 D D 17,806 i 16,820 i TABLE 23. Domestic R&D paid for by others and performed by the company, by source of funds, industry, and company size: 2011 (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 equipment 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 Other professional, scientific, and technical services Health care services Other nonmanufacturing All companies (number of domestic employees) Small companiesa 5–499 Companies outside United States All other NAICS code Total Companies in United States 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 53 989 2 D 2 D 406 D 17,303 307 84 248 0 * 851 687 1 685 117 28 19 146 0 2 1 D 2 D D D 6,928 D D 21 0 * 321 D 0 D D 27 D 145 0 0 0 D 0 D 280 D 1,568 0 0 100 0 0 D 334 0 334 D 0 D 0 0 0 0 D 0 D D D 1,570 D D 92 i 0 0 D D 0 D D D 0 1 0 987 1 D * 60 18 42 6,611 11 60 18 0 * D 136 0 136 D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 2 1 1 267 0 19 * 0 0 D D 0 D 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 D D 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 14 13 1 266 0 2 1 0 0 D D 1 D 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D D 0 76 0 0 18 i 0 0 * * 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 533 other 53 54 5413 5415 5417 541711 0 0 14,851 1,966 1,553 9,131 1,735 0 0 6,227 557 626 3,834 501 0 0 1,038 18 156 809 212 0 0 1,175 78 53 1,024 572 0 0 5,848 1,123 i 598 3,226 406 0 0 229 130 38 57 7 0 0 17 14 0 2 * 0 0 258 46 51 151 33 0 0 58 0 31 27 3 541712 6,797 3,313 597 451 2,280 38 2 91 24 541720 other 54 621–23 599 2,202 183 21 1,210 156 * 55 D 540 902 5 12 4 D 0 1 D 27 10 D – 632 55,324 D 11,124 D 7,438 D 4,569 D 31,309 i D 321 0 63 D 369 0 129 – 10,283 3,316 1,916 480 3,938 247 17 252 118 23, 44–45 (excluding 454111–12), 55–56, 624, 71–72, 81 Company's parent Unaffiliated companies *i 20 D U.S. federal government agencies U.S. state government agencies Foreign government agencies In United States Outside United States 0 0 *i TABLE 23. Domestic R&D paid for by others and performed by the company, by source of funds, industry, and company size: 2011 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry and company size NAICS code Total Companies in United States Companies outside United States Company's parent Unaffiliated companies U.S. federal government agencies U.S. state government agencies Foreign government agencies 265 5–99 – 6,382 2,066 883 2,766 147 D 5–49 – 4,525 1,581 352 200 2,065 115 D 5–9 – 1,221 496 41 61 i 533 23 0 10–24 – 1,872 719 124 62 795 70 D 25–49 – 1,432 367 186 77 738 23 3 50–99 – 1,857 485 531 65 701 31 D 100–249 – 2,095 639 322 133 814 75 D 250–499 – 1,806 611 712 82 358 25 * Medium and large companies 500–999 – 1,288 382 D D 377 4i D 1,000–4,999 – 7,579 1,154 1,760 2,884 1,702 33 1 5,000–9,999 – 6,292 3,513 1,866 419 476 13 0 10,000–24,999 – 6,630 1,267 1,170 D 3,577 18 D 25,000 or more – 23,253 i 1,492 D 189 21,240 i 6 D * = amount < $500,000; D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies; i = value > 50% of the estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse. All other In United States Outside United States 191 158 64 60 33 i 33 51 10 D D 3 D 6i D D 8 11 39 1 45 21 D 5 4 D D NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System. a Upper bound based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of a small business; 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. Industry classification based on dominant business code for domestic R&D performance where available. For companies that did not report business codes, 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, 2011.
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