Five States Account for Half of U.S. Business R & D in 2013; New Data for Metropolitan Areas Available

Five states—California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, and Washington—accounted for half of the research and development paid for and performed by companies in the United States in 2013, according to estimates from the 2013 Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) from the National Science Foundation ' s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Companies performed $265 billion of R&D paid for by their own company expenses in the United States in 2013, of which $255 billion could be attributed to one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. New data are also available on the top regional areas for self-funded R&D performance. Top three areas are San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, Los Angeles-Long Beach, and Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia.

Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - September 30, 2016 Category: Statistics Source Type: news