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  1. Companies Performing Research & Development--Selected Data, by   Industry Group: 1975 - 1986[In millions of dollars, except percent.]
  2.  
  3.                           ______Research & Development Funds_____
  4. Industry Group              1975       1980       1985       1986
  5.  
  6.  Total(1)                 24,187     44,505     78,268     80,629
  7.  
  8. Aircraft/missiles          5,713      9,198     17,918     16,240
  9. Electrical equipment       5,105      9,175     17,055     18,030
  10. Machinery                  3,196      5,901     10,853     10,696
  11. Chemicals & allied
  12.   products                 2,727      4,636      8,690      9,021
  13. Motor vehicles             2,340      4,955      7,035        (D)
  14. Professional & scientific
  15.   instruments              1,173      3,029      5,303      5,421
  16. Petroleum refining           693      1,552        (D)        (D)
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  18.  
  19.                        R&D Funds As         Company R&D Funds As
  20.                    Percent of Net Sales     Percent of Net Sales
  21. Industry Group    1975  1980  1985  1986   1975  1980  1985  1986
  22.  
  23. Total(1)           3.1   3.0   4.4   4.7    2.0   2.1   2.9   3.2
  24.  
  25. Aircraft/
  26.   missiles        12.7  13.7  16.9  15.7    2.8   3.8   3.9   4.0
  27. Electrical
  28.   equipment        6.5   6.6   8.6   9.1    3.6   3.9   5.0   5.3
  29. Machinery          4.8   5.0   6.9   7.4    4.0   4.5   6.0   6.4
  30. Chemicals &
  31.   allied products  3.7   3.6   4.9   5.1    3.1   3.3   4.7   4.9
  32. Motor vehicles     3.5   4.9   (D)   (D)    3.0   4.2   3.3   3.6
  33. Professional &
  34.   scientific
  35.   instruments      5.9   7.5  10.3  10.5    5.1   6.1   8.8   8.8
  36. Petroleum
  37.   refining          .7    .6   (D)   (D)    (D)    .5    .8   1.0
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  40. D = Withheld to avoid disclosure.
  41. 1.  Includes other industries not specified.
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  43. Source:U.S. National Science Foundation.
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