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 Business and Industry R&D
		
			
		This series reviews trends in research and development activities of the U.S. business sector. These data are collected in the Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey (BERD) for 2019 and subsequent years for businesses with 10 or more employees and in the Annual Business Survey (ABS) for 2017 and subsequent years for businesses with 1–9 employees. Prior to BERD and ABS, these data were collected by the predecessor surveys: Business Research and Development Survey (BRDS) (2017–18), Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) (2008–16), Survey of Industrial Research and Development (SIRD) (1953–2007), and the Microbusiness R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDI-M) (2016). Review the BERD and ABS survey descriptions for more information on the surveys.
	
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		Microbusinesses Performed $6.1 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2021
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	NSF 24-302 | October 30, 2023 Annual Business Survey: 2022 (Data Year 2021)
DATA TABLES |
		
	NSF 24-303 | October 30, 2023 Business Enterprise Research and Development: 2021
DATA TABLES |
		
	NSF 23-351 | September 29, 2023 Business R&D Performance in the United States Tops $600 Billion in 2021
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	NSF 23-350 | September 28, 2023 Among Microbusinesses, Domestic R&D Performance Increased by 24% from 2018 to 2020
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	NSF 23-335 | May 24, 2023 Minority-Owned U.S. Businesses Account for 20% of Domestic Microbusiness R&D Performance Costs
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	NSF 23-333 | May 24, 2023 Product Innovation and Sex of the Primary Business Owner
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	NSF 23-337 | May 23, 2023 Product Innovation and Race or Ethnicity of Primary Business Owner
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	NSF 23-336 | May 23, 2023 Annual Business Survey: 2021 (Data Year 2020) - Data Update
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	NSF 23-313 | May 22, 2023 Business Enterprise Research and Development: 2020
DATA TABLES |
		
	NSF 23-314 | May 2, 2023 Women Made Up Over a Quarter of All Business R&D Employees in 2020
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	NSF 23-328 | March 20, 2023 Businesses Invested $32.5 Billion in Assets to Support Their R&D Activities in the United States in 2020
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	NSF 23-327 | March 17, 2023 Labor Costs Account for Over Two-Thirds of U.S. Business R&D Performance in 2020
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	NSF 23-322 | February 21, 2023 Microbusinesses Performed $5.6 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2020
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	NSF 23-305 | December 14, 2022 Annual Business Survey: 2021 (Data Year 2020)
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	NSF 23-313 | December 14, 2022 Businesses Spent Over a Half Trillion Dollars for R&D Performance in the United States During 2020, a 9.1% Increase Over 2019
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	NSF 22-343 | October 4, 2022 Innovation Data from the 2020 Annual Business Survey
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	NSF 23-310 | December 28, 2022 Annual Business Survey: 2020 (Data Year 2019)
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	NSF 22-344 | October 7, 2022 Microbusinesses Performed $5.2 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2019
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	NSF 22-333 | September 20, 2022 Foreign R&D Reported by IT-Related Industries Account for About Half or More of U.S.-Owned R&D Performed in India, China, Canada, and Israel
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	NSF 22-328 | April 28, 2022 Business Enterprise Research and Development: 2019
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	NSF 22-329 | April 28, 2022 Businesses Reported an 11.8% Increase to Nearly a Half Trillion Dollars for U.S. R&D Performance During 2019
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	NSF 22-303 | November 18, 2021 Digitalization, Cloud Computing, and Innovation in U.S. Businesses
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	NCSES 22-213 | August 25, 2022 Innovation Data from the 2019 Annual Business Survey
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	NSF 22-325 | March 31, 2022 Annual Business Survey: 2019 (Data Year 2018)
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	NSF 22-315 | March 4, 2022 Microbusinesses Performed $4.5 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2018
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	NSF 22-309 | November 29, 2021 Three-Quarters of U.S. Businesses that Performed or Funded R&D Viewed Trade Secrets as Important in 2018
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	NSF 21-339 | September 2, 2021 Businesses Performed 60% of Their U.S. R&D in 10 Metropolitan Areas in 2018
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	NSF 21-331 | June 16, 2021 R&D Activities at Small Companies Yet to Recover from 2008–09 Great Recession
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	NSF 21-330 | May 4, 2021 Health-Related Applications Account for One-Quarter of 2018 U.S. Business R&D; Most Pharmaceutical R&D Focused on Biotechnology
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	NSF 21-316 | January 6, 2021 Business Research and Development: 2018
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	NSF 21-312 | December 16, 2020 U.S. Businesses Reported $441 Billion for R&D Performance in the United States During 2018, a 10.2% Increase from 2017
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	NSF 20-316 | August 26, 2020 The Geography of Self-Reported Innovation: Results from the 2017 Annual Business Survey
Working Papers |
		
	NCSES 22-206 | April 20, 2022 Nondisclosure Agreements, Trade Secrets, and Trademarks Considered Very Important to More U.S. Businesses than Were Patents or Copyrights in 2017
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	NSF 22-305 | October 15, 2021 First Comprehensive Innovation Survey for the United States: Data from the 2017 Annual Business Survey
InfoBriefs |
		
	NSF 21-334 | July 28, 2021 Microbusinesses Had More Than $6.7 billion in R&D Costs in the United States in 2017, According to New Annual Business Survey
InfoBriefs |
		
	NSF 21-302 | November 24, 2020 Annual Business Survey: Tables for Data Year 2017
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	NSF 21-303 | November 24, 2020 U.S. Businesses Invest $55 Billion in R&D Directed at New Business Areas and New Product Lines
Other |
		
	NSF 20-315 | July 13, 2020 Business Research and Development: 2017
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	NSF 20-311 | February 20, 2020 Business R&D Performance in the United States Reached $400 Billion in 2017, a 6.8% Increase from 2016
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	NSF 19-326 | September 26, 2019 U.S. Manufacturing Industries Had over 900,000 R&D Employees in 2016
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	NSF 20-313 | April 13, 2020 Microbusinesses Spent $4.8 Billion on R&D Performance in the United States in 2016, According to New Survey
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	NSF 19-325 | September 5, 2019 Microbusiness R&D and Innovation: 2016
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	NSF 19-323 | September 5, 2019 PhD Researchers in the Business Sector: Domestic and Foreign Employment and Industry-Level Characteristics of Domestic R&D
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	NSF 19-320 | June 20, 2019 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2016
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	NSF 19-318 | May 13, 2019 Software R&D: Revised Treatment in U.S. National Accounts and Related Trends in Business R&D Expenditures
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	NSF 19-315 | April 29, 2019 Businesses Spent $375 Billion on R&D Performance in the United States in 2016
InfoBriefs |
		
	NSF 18-312 | September 25, 2018 Examining Different Industry Classification Methods for Business R&D
InfoBriefs |
		
	NSF 19-324 | September 3, 2019 Over Half of U.S. Business R&D Performed in 10 Metropolitan Areas in 2015
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	NSF 19-322 | June 20, 2019 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2015
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	NSF 18-313 | August 30, 2018 Business R&D Performed in the United States Reached $356 Billion in 2015
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	NSF 17-320 | August 22, 2017 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2014
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	NSF 18-302 | March 12, 2018 Rates of Innovation among U.S. Businesses Stay Steady: Data from the 2014 Business R&D and Innovation Survey
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	NSF 17-321 | August 28, 2017 Businesses Spent $341 Billion on R&D Performed in the United States in 2014
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	NSF 16-315 | August 25, 2016 U.S. Companies Performed $73 Billion in R&D Outside the United States in 2013
InfoBriefs |
		
	NSF 17-317 | April 11, 2017 A Snapshot of Business R&D Employment in the United States
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	NSF 17-302 | October 31, 2016 Five States Account for Half of U.S. Business R&D in 2013; New Data for Metropolitan Areas Available
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	NSF 16-317 | September 30, 2016 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2013
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	NSF 16-313 | August 2, 2016 Information and Communications Technology Industries Account for $133 Billion of Business R&D Performance in the United States in 2013
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	NSF 16-309 | April 13, 2016 Business R&D Performance in the United States Increases Over 6% to $323 Billion in 2013(A)
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	NSF 15-329 | August 20, 2015 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2012
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	NSF 16-301 | October 29, 2015 Business R&D Performance in the United States Tops $300 Billion in 2012(A)
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	NSF 15-303 | October 28, 2014 Update on U.S. Business Innovation: Findings from 2011 Survey
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	NSF 16-308 | March 8, 2016 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2011(A)
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	NSF 15-307 | December 30, 2014 2011 Data Show U.S. Business R&D Highly Concentrated by State and Metropolitan Location(A)
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	NSF 14-315 | August 26, 2014 Extramural R&D Funding by U.S.-Located Businesses Nears $30 Billion in 2011(A)
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	NSF 14-314 | July 22, 2014 Business R&D Performance in the United States Increased in 2011(A)
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	NSF 13-335 | September 19, 2013 Business Research and Development and Innovation: 2008–10(A)
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	NSF 13-332 | September 18, 2013 Business R&D Performance Remained Virtually Unchanged in 2010(A)
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	NSF 13-324 | June 4, 2013 Business R&D Performed in the United States Cost $291 Billion in 2008 and $282 Billion in 2009(A)
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	NSF 12-309 | March 7, 2012 One in Five U.S. Businesses with R&D Applied for a U.S. Patent in 2008(A)
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	NSF 13-307 | February 13, 2013 New Data on Line of Business Improve Understanding of U.S. Industry R&D Statistics(A)
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	NSF 13-306 | November 28, 2012 Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey(A)
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	NSF 12-307 | February 17, 2012 NSF Releases New Statistics on Business Innovation(A)
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	NSF 11-300 | October 5, 2010 New Employment Statistics from the 2008 Business R&D and Innovation Survey(A)
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	NSF 10-326 | July 8, 2010 U.S. Businesses Report 2008 Worldwide R&D Expense of $330 Billion: Findings from New NSF Survey(A)
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	NSF 10-322 | May 26, 2010 NSF Announces New U.S. Business R&D and Innovation Survey(A)
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	NSF 09-304 | December 4, 2008 Research and Development in Industry:  2006–07(A)
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	NSF 11-301 | June 24, 2011 Indicators of U.S. Small Business's Role in R&D(A)
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	NSF 10-304 | March 19, 2010 U.S. Business R&D Expenditures Increase in 2007; Small Companies Performed 19% of Nation's Business R&D(A)
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	NSF 09-316 | July 10, 2009 U.S. Business R&D Expenditures Increase in 2006; Companies' Own and Federal Contributions Rise(A)
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	NSF 08-313 | August 12, 2008 Research and Development in Industry: 2005(A)
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	NSF 10-319 | June 25, 2010 Expenditures for U.S. Industrial R&D Continue to Increase in 2005; R&D Performance Geographically Concentrated(A)
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	NSF 07-335 | October 1, 2007 Research and Development in Industry:  2004(A)
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	NSF 09-301 | January 12, 2009 U.S. Industrial R&D Performers Report Increased Expenditures for 2004(A)
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	NSF 07-304 | December 20, 2006 Research and Development in Industry: 2003(A)
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	NSF 07-314 | February 26, 2007 Increase in US Industrial R&D Expenditures Reported for 2003 Makes Up For Earlier Decline(A)
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	NSF 06-305 | December 19, 2005 Research and Development in Industry: 2002(A)
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	NSF 06-322 | August 9, 2006 Largest Single-Year Decline in Industrial R&D Expenditures Reported for 2002(A)
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	NSF 04-320 | May 20, 2004 R&D in Industry: 2001(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables |
		
	NSF 05-305 | March 1, 2005 US Industry Sustains R&D Expenditures During 2001 Despite Decline in Performers' Aggregate Sales(A)
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	NSF 04-301 | October 9, 2003 R&D in Industry: 2000(A)
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	NSF 03-318 | July 10, 2003 US Industrial R&D Expenditures and R&D-to-Sales Ratio Reach Historical Highs in 2000(A)
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	NSF 03-306 | December 31, 2002 R&D in Industry: 1999(A)
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	NSF 02-312 | April 1, 2002 US Industrial R&D Performers Report Increased R&D in 1999; New Industry Coding and Size Classifications for NSF Survey(A)
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	NSF 01-326 | May 30, 2001 R&D in Industry: 1998(A)
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	NSF 01-305 | November 22, 2000 US Industrial R&D Performers Report Increased R&D in 1998(A)
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	NSF 00-320 | May 10, 2000 R&D in Industry: 1997(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables |
		
	NSF 99-358 | November 12, 1999 1997 US Industrial R&D Performers(A)
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	NSF 99-355 | August 30, 1999 R&D in Industry: 1995-96(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables |
		
	NSF 99-312 | December 23, 1998 1996 US Industrial R&D: Firms Continue to Increase Their Investment(A)
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	NSF 98-317 | June 24, 1998 1995 US Industrial R&D Rises, NSF Survey Statistics Expanded to Emphasize Role of Nonmanufacturing Industries(A)
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	NSF 97-332 | December 16, 1997 R&D in Industry: 1994(A)
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	NSF 97-331 | January 15, 1998 1994 Company Funding of US Industrial R&D Rises as Federal Support Continues to Decline(A)
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	NSF 96-310 | November 19, 1996 R&D in Industry: 1993(A)
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	NSF 96-304 | October 18, 1996 1993 Spending Falls for US Industrial R&D, Nonmanufacturing Share Increases(A)
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	NSF 95-325 | August 11, 1995 R&D in Industry: 1992(A)
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	NSF 95-324 | February 16, 1995 R&D in Industry: 1991(A)
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	NSF 94-325 | January 1, 1994
	
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