| Engineering and Research Industry Overview |
| | Quantity | Unit | Year | Source |
Total R&D Spending, Worldwide | 1,100 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PRE |
Total U.S. R&D Spending | 3757 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PRE |
Spending on R&D as a Percent of GDP: |
All Industrialized Nations | 2.2 | % | 2008 | PRE |
U.S. | 2.6 | % | 2008 | PRE |
Japan | 3.2 | % | 2008 | PRE |
EU | 2.0 | % | 2008 | PRE |
China | 1.5 | % | 2008 | PRE |
India | 0.8 | % | 2008 | PRE |
Total Proposed U.S. Federal R&D Budget | 142.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, National Defense | 84.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, National Institutes of Health | 28.7 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, Space Research & Technology | 12.3 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, General Science & Basic Research | 10.2 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, Energy | 2.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, Natural Resources & Environment | 2.1 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, Agriculture | 1.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Proposed R&D, Transportation | 1.4 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research | 9.4 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NSF |
U.S. Employment in Architecture & Engineering Occupations | 1.4 | Billion | 2008 | BLS |
U.S. Employment in Life, Physical & Social Science Occupations | 1.3 | Billion | May-07 | BLS |
U.S. Employment in Scientific R&D Occupations | 621.7 | Million | 2008 | BLS |
Requested Budget for Nanotechnology R&D, U.S. Government | 1.53 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | NNI |
Private & Public Investment in Nanotechnology, Worldwide | 10.0 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | PRE |
Biopharmaceutical R&D Spending, PhRMA Member Companies, U.S. | 38.4 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PhRMA |
Biopharmaceutical R&D Spending, PhRMA Member Companies, World | 50.3 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | PhRMA |
U.S. Patents |
Patents Granted by Recipient, 2008: | Number | % | Source |
Total Patents Granted | 157,283 | 100.0 | USPTO |
U.S. Corporation | 70,498 | 44.8 | USPTO |
U.S. Individual | 9,898 | 6.3 | USPTO |
Foreign Corporation | 71,955 | 45.7 | USPTO |
Foreign Individual | 4,139 | 2.6 | USPTO |
Top Patenting University, 2008 | Univ. of California: 333 Patents | USPTO |
Top Private Sector Patent Recipient, 2008 | IBM: 3,125 Patents | USPTO |
Top Country Receiving Patents, 2008 | Japan: 35,942 Patents | USPTO |
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PRE = Plunkett Research estimate. | NSF = National Science Foundation |
PhRMA = Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
NNI = U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative | USPTO = U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd. |
Plunkett's Engineering & Research Industry Almanac 2009 |
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