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993. R&D Scientists and Engineers-- Employment and Cost, by Industry
[469.2 represents 469,200. Data are estimates; on average full-time-equivalent (FTE) basis]
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INDUSTRY
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SIC 1
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EMPLOYED SCIENTISTS
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Average FTE of scientists
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and engineers (1,000) 2 3
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(X)
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469.2
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498.8
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525.4
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562.5
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603.3
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646.8
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683.4
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702.2
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715.55
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733.1
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758.5
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776.4
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772.0
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766.6
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757.3
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789.5
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859.3
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918.6
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974.6
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Chemicals 4
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28
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53.1
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58.2
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64.5
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68.6
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70.5
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73.5
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75.5
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75.5
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77.05
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79.35
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81.0
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83.6
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86.1
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89.8
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96.4
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97.0
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91.7
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89.3
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90.1
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Machinery
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35
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65.7
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72.6
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77.8
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83.3
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84.4
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85.7
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92.8
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97.1
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99.4
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106.85
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111.5
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104.5
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98.4
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83.9
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69.5
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78.0
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88.0
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100.4
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104.1
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Electrical equipment 5
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36
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100.7
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108.4
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109.2
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110.9
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113.2
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115.6
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124.2
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131.45
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127.5
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113.85
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100.55
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93.9
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90.6
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92.9
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99.9
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114.6
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130.9
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153.8
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172.7
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Motor vehicles
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371
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36.7
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32.6
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29.5
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28.8
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28.7
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31.3
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40.2
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46.9
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46.55
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47.6
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47.35
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44.9
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44.8
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48.1
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51.1
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54.1
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60.4
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64.0
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63.5
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Aircraft and missiles
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372,376
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90.6
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93.2
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97.1
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107.3
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120.9
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137.5
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140.6
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136.35
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135.6
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125.05
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107.75
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96.6
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95.4
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85.4
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68.2
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79.5
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95.1
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85.8
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71.7
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CONSTANT (1996) DOLLARS 6
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Cost per scientist or
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engineer ($1,000) 3 7
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(X)
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176.4
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165.7
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167.8
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167.6
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172.7
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175.7
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169.7
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168.6
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164.3
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160.9
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162.8
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165.5
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172.2
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162.8
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163.8
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170.4
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168.4
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168.6
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168.7
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Chemicals 4
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28
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162.5
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154.1
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154.1
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151.4
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156.7
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157.0
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154.7
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164.0
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173.2
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178.2
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183.2
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186.6
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200.1
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(D)
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(D)
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184.3
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(D)
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(D)
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235
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Machinery
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167.1
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149.8
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156.1
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156.6
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173.4
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192.3
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(D)
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(D)
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(D)
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155.5
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159.6
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164.6
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166.6
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106.8
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(D)
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(D)
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152.9
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181.2
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139.2
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Electrical equipment 5
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36
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169.3
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152.0
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150.4
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165.2
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169.5
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168.6
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159.4
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155.0
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154.2
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158.4
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164.5
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163.8
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163.7
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153.6
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158.8
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166.6
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171.9
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157.2
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146.2
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Motor vehicles
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371
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251.3
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235.1
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244.5
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266.9
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294.4
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301.1
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(D)
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Aircraft and missiles
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372,376
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188.8
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204.8
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223.8
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207.5
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217.3
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218.2
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197.9
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230.6
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240.1
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248.0
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246.2
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197.1
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196.9
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187.3
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194.5
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217.2
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170.7
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186.8
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195.8
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NOTE: Constant 1996 dollar deflator
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(X)
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0.538
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0.627
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0.665
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0.692
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0.718
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0.741
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0.757
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0.778
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0.805
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0.836
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0.868
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0.898
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0.917
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0.942
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0.9610
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0.9820
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1.0000
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1.0170
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1.0290
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D Withheld to avoid disclosure.X Not applicable.
1 Prior to 1992, 1972 Standard Industrial Classification;beginning 1992, 1987 Standard Industrial Classification; see text, Section 17, Business.
2 The mean number of FTE R&D scientists and engineers employed in January of the year shown and the following January.
3 Includes industries not shown separately.
4 Includes allied products.
5 Includes communication.
6 Based on gross domestic product implicit price deflator.
7 Represents the arithmetic mean of the numbers of R&D scientists and engineers reported in each industry for January in 2consecutive years divided into total
R&D expenditures in each industry.
Source: U.S. National Science Foundation, Research and Development in Industry, annual.
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/993_r_d_scientists_and_engineers_employment.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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