Table:
performing sector and type of work
total
source of funds
percent distribution by performer

business
federal government
nonfederal government
higher education
nonprofit organizations

r&d
606085
425999
129610
4762
20704
25010
100

business
445637
419268
25199
120
1049
73.5

federal government
58356
194
57956
45
162
9.6

federal intramural
36793
0
36793
0
0
0
6.1

ffrdcs
21563
194
21163
45
162
3.6

nonfederal government
656
269
387
0.1

higher education
74897
4580
37736
4210
20704
7669
12.4

nonprofit organizations
26538
1957
8451
16130
4.4

percent distribution by funding source
100
70.3
21.4
0.8
3.4
4.1
-

basic research
101123
30261
41562
2526
12961
13813
100

business
29208
26549
2536
12
112
28.9

federal government
11096
39
11015
9
33
11

federal intramural
6827
0
6827
0
0
0
6.8

ffrdcs
4269
39
4188
9
33
4.2

nonfederal government
120
49
70
0.1

higher education
46983
2587
24288
2435
12961
4713
46.5

nonprofit organizations
13717
1087
3675
8956
13.6

percent distribution by funding source
100
29.9
41.1
2.5
12.8
13.7
-

applied research
116319
62989
39756
1636
5544
6394
100

business
66609
61036
5359
23
191
57.3

federal government
19704
90
19518
21
75
16.9

federal intramural
11111
0
11111
0
0
0
9.6

ffrdcs
8593
90
8407
21
75
7.4

nonfederal government
514
211
303
0.4

higher education
20899
1368
10658
1289
5544
2041
18

nonprofit organizations
8593
496
4009
4088
7.4

percent distribution by funding source
100
54.2
34.2
1.4
4.8
5.5
-

experimental development
388642
332748
48292
600
2199
4804
100

business
349820
331682
17304
85
748
90

federal government
27556
65
27422
15
54
7.1

federal intramural
18856
0
18856
0
0
0
4.9

ffrdcs
8700
65
8567
15
54
2.2

nonfederal government
23
9
13
0

higher education
7016
626
2790
486
2199
916
1.8

nonprofit organizations
4228
374
767
3086
1.1

percent distribution by funding source
100
85.6
12.4
0.2
0.6
1.2
-

Statement: business was the majority performer of the $116.3 billion of applied research in 2018.
Question: which performing sector was the majority performer of the $116.3 billion of applied research in 2018?
Answer: business