Foreign R & D Reported by IT-Related Industries Account for About Half or More of U.S.-Owned R & D Performed in India, China, Canada, and Israel

In 2019, U.S.-located businesses reported almost $ 105 billion in foreign research and development performance. This InfoBrief discusses both the geographic and industry distribution of foreign R&D and employment reported by U.S.-located businesses, including R&D performed by foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational enterprises, focusing particularly on IT-related industries in both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing. Data were from the according to estimates from the Business Enterprise Research and Development survey, conducted by the Census Bureau in partnership with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news