Companies spent $279 billion on research and development performed in the United States during 2010, an amount that was essentially unchanged from the $282 billion spent during 2009. Funding from the companies own sources was $225 billion during 2009 and $222 billion during 2010; funding from other sources was $57 billion in both years. Data are from the Business R&D and Innovation Survey, which was developed and cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Census Bureau.
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