TABLE 17. Domestic R&D paid for and performed by the company, by type of cost, 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 NAICS code Total 21–23, 31–33, 42–81 31–33 311 312 313–316 321 322 323 324 325 3251 238,768 163,340 4,204 684 600 202 1,323 174 1,025 49,988 3,674 3252 787 3253 3254 3256 3255, 3259 326 327 331 332 333 33311 333295 703 41,111 2,471 1,242 1,973 1,145 591 1,738 13,578 1,255 2,220 3336 other 333 334 3342 3344 3,599 6,503 53,664 10,796 22,855 Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits 141,487 92,735 3,249 i 390 384 145 927 D 566 25,617 2,268 507 D D 1,507 837 1,221 701 i 342 1,333 7,680 655 944 Stock-based compensation Temporary staffing 9,945 4,960 55 D * * 26 * * 1,125 D 10,145 6,107 54 D 17 4 29 4 D 2,715 118 * 22 Expensed equipment 2,938 1,899 5 D D 1 9 1i 2 259 37 3 Materials and supplies 15,961 14,280 219 D D 33 59 8i D 4,193 305 39 Lease and rental payments 3,677 2,160 D D 7i 3i 3 3i D 954 57 14 Depreciation 9,796 7,191 D D 25 i 3 63 6i 28 2,626 221 D D 1,051 12 D 17 D 8 6i 115 *i 86 D 2,478 47 D D 107 i 14 15 797 62 82 D 191 D D D 23 i 2 13 i 184 11 5 D 3,610 128 D 219 80 i 88 137 i 1,995 207 338 D D D D D D 1 7i 128 D 29 D 2,076 103 D D 68 i 23 D 609 86 162 2,187 3,894 32,030 6,274 13,243 7 22 i 3,323 682 1,812 242 411 1,352 190 428 D D 697 D 208 485 965 3,828 535 1,682 D D 686 80 352 D D 2,639 600 1,328 Other purchased services (except R&D) 5,959 5,276 61 D D 1 33 2i D 2,626 101 23 Othera 38,860 28,732 D D D 12 173 D D 9,872 D D D 2,286 30 D D D 3 23 i 326 *i 87 D 8,517 624 D D D 111 D 1,744 D 488 172 67 i 526 206 142 D D 8,582 D 3,661 Other machinery Computer and electronic products Communications equipment Semiconductor and other electronic components Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation apparatus 3345 10,643 6,506 160 360 88 959 187 i 340 147 1,897 334510, 334517 4,135 2,404 D 156 28 277 D 229 D D 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 334511 other 3345 other 334 335 336 2,823 3,684 9,370 3,417 20,275 1,819 2,283 6,008 2,546 10,077 D D 669 15 36 i 101 103 374 115 492 14 46 D 23 503 326 356 i 651 157 2,547 D D 67 27 165 32 79 372 91 458 43 D 31 77 1,115 D D D 364 4,882 TABLE 17. Domestic R&D paid for and performed by the company, by type of cost, industry, and company size: 2011 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry and company size Motor vehicles, bodies, trailers, and parts Aerospace products and parts Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts 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 NAICS code Total Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits 3361, 3362, 3363 3364 336411–13 11,737 7,585 7,328 6,720 2,821 2,684 336414–15, 336419 257 136 336992 other 336 337 339 3391 3399 21–23, 42–81 21 22 42 454111–12 48–49 51 511 Stock-based compensation 1i 29 i 29 i 0 409 58 D 475 23 21 1,497 893 853 D 14 13 371 57 51 D 141 D D 3,550 D D 2 40 1 5 D D 2 4i * 219 185 34 i 4,985 25 2 8i D 0 3,211 1,711 D D 6 315 276 40 4,038 D 30 120 i 129 i 16 1,916 1,232 5111 5112 517 518 other 51 52 53 468 27,280 2,040 4,257 6,969 3,310 395 271 17,809 1,410 3,486 4,022 2,071 212 0 1,711 26 i 126 1,348 52 35 21 1,212 102 i 164 418 697 22 533 other 53 54 5413 5415 5417 541711 324 71 23,368 1,808 11,706 6,170 4,283 172 40 14,783 1,256 7,348 3,086 1,893 35 * 1,540 i 26 i 1,238 i 224 199 21 1 860 93 397 271 175 541712 1,871 1,178 25 i 95 17 i 16 i 0 Othera Expensed equipment D D 216 D 3,690 D 48,752 1,322 D 967 i D 54 26,998 18,080 541720 Depreciation Temporary staffing 28 925 317 8,442 6,279 2,163 75,428 2,425 302 1,419 i 949 i 81 41,014 27,748 1i 1 4 5 146 124 22 1,039 112 4 24 6 1 543 D i i i i i i D D D D D 20 i 1 1 * 311 11 245 32 17 i i i i 15 i 0 Lease and rental payments Other purchased services (except R&D) Materials and supplies D D 45 515 442 73 1,681 233 37 58 i 1 4i 399 345 D D 2 95 75 21 1,518 D D 38 D * 724 388 9i 336 D 8 D 14 11 1 386 6 53 277 44 3 10 * 844 i 121 i 150 i 516 402 113 i *i 1 29 4i 302 237 65 2,604 72 32 34 i D 2 1,391 758 1 D 1 179 153 26 683 i 17 2 12 i D * 229 177 * 758 61 151 420 47 i 19 3i 174 18 i 9 24 4i D D D D D D 362 D 2 2 599 i 39 i 309 i 185 140 17 2 879 i 14 i 562 i 267 201 D * 300 i 6i 192 i 100 70 D 25 3,251 i 242 i 1,266 i 1,490 1,186 45 i 66 i 30 i 304 i 0 0 0 0 i i i i i i i i i D D 37 i D 1,098 D 10,128 D D 159 i D 4i 5,603 D TABLE 17. Domestic R&D paid for and performed by the company, by type of cost, industry, and company size: 2011 (Millions of U.S. dollars) Industry and company size Other professional, scientific, and technical services Health care services Other nonmanufacturing NAICS code Total Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits other 54 621–23 3,684 558 3,093 279 Stock-based compensation 51 i 16 i Temporary staffing 99 38 Expensed equipment Materials and supplies 24 i 16 57 58 i Lease and rental payments 66 i 14 i Depreciation Other purchased services (except R&D) 38 i 58 23, 44–45 (excluding 454111–12), 55–56, 624, 71–72, 81 1,607 D D D 2i 22 i D D All companies (number of domestic employees) – 238,768 141,487 9,945 10,145 2,938 15,961 3,677 9,796 Small companiesb 5–499 – 46,509 31,009 1,475 i 1,860 607 i 2,421 i 997 i 1,514 i 5–99 – 24,928 16,456 891 i 1,046 395 i 1,126 i 539 i 848 i 5–49 – 17,317 11,320 726 i 649 262 i 704 i 398 i 620 i 5–9 – 2,981 2,072 75 i 113 36 i 125 i 78 i 72 i 10–24 – 4,907 3,420 96 i 223 39 i 234 i 78 i 146 i 25–49 – 9,429 5,828 555 i 314 188 i 346 i 241 i 401 i 50–99 – 7,611 5,136 165 i 397 133 i 422 i 141 228 i 100–249 – 10,433 6,863 288 431 111 658 i 217 363 250–499 – 11,149 7,691 296 383 101 637 i 242 i 303 Medium and large companies 500–999 – 8,739 5,420 335 468 101 618 142 335 1,000–4,999 – 42,905 24,649 2,313 1,319 681 2,847 644 1,773 5,000–9,999 – 18,659 10,922 941 587 263 1,247 266 844 10,000–24,999 – 42,585 24,773 2,179 1,587 477 2,756 1,013 2,247 – 25,000 or more 79,370 44,714 2,703 4,323 809 6,072 616 3,083 * = 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. Othera 3i 27 D 5,959 663 384 274 35 81 157 110 112 166 218 1,103 434 1,701 1,839 253 i 52 i D 38,860 i i i i i i i i i 5,963 3,243 2,365 375 590 1,399 878 1,390 1,329 1,102 7,577 3,155 5,852 15,210 NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System. a b Includes R&D costs allocated to subsidiaries by parent companies. 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. i i i i i i i i
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