Companies spent $294 billion on research and development performed in the United States during 2011, compared with $279 billion during 2010. Funding from the companies own sources was $222 billion during 2010 and $239 billion during 2011; funding from other sources was $57 billion in 2010 and $55 billion in 2011. Data are from the Business R&D and Innovation Survey, which is cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and Census Bureau.
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