Business Research and Development : 2017

The detailed statistical tables in this report present data on domestic and global research and development ( R&D ) expenditures and the R&D workforce of for-profit, nonfarm businesses with 10 or more employees operating in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. These data were collected by the Business Research and Development Survey ( BRDS ) and its predecessor, the Business R&D and Innovation Survey ( BRDIS ) , conducted annually by the Census Bureau for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. These data are used by government agencies, corporations, research organizations, and academics to assess trends in the performance and funding of R&D.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news