| 1 | A | B | C |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | funds spent for business r&d performed in the united states, by type of r&d, source of funds, and size of company: 2014-15 |  |  |
| 3 | selected characteristic and company size | 2014 | 2015 |
| 4 | domestic r&d performance | 340728 | 355821 |
| 5 | type of r&da |  |  |
| 6 | basic research | 21936 | 21792 |
| 7 | applied research | 53415 | 56472 |
| 8 | development | 265377 | 277558 |
| 9 | paid for by the companyb | 282570 | 296677 |
| 10 | basic research | 16107 | 16306 |
| 11 | applied research | 39012 | 44344 |
| 12 | development | 227451 | 236027 |
| 13 | paid for by others | 58158 | 59144 |
| 14 | basic research | 5829 | 5486 |
| 15 | applied research | 14403 | 12128 |
| 16 | development | 37927 | 41530 |
| 17 | source of funds |  |  |
| 18 | federal | 26554 | 26990 |
| 19 | otherc | 31604 | 32154 |
| 20 | size of company |  |  |
| 21 | micro companiesd |  |  |
| 22 | 5-9 | 3295 | 2988 |
| 23 | small companies |  |  |
| 24 | 10-19 | 5063 | 5680 |
| 25 | 20-49 | 10542 | 10249 |
| 26 | medium companies |  |  |
| 27 | 50-99 | 10178 | 11509 |
| 28 | 100-249 | 13492 | 13602 |
| 29 | large companies |  |  |
| 30 | 250-499 | 12203 | 13553 |
| 31 | 500-999 | 13262 | 15217 |
| 32 | 1,000-4,999 | 57551 | 58094 |
| 33 | 5,000-9,999 | 38202 | 38838 |
| 34 | 10,000-24,999 | 54445 | 59328 |
| 35 | 25,000 or more | 122495 | 126763 |

Question: how many million dollars did businesses spend on research and development performance in the united states in 2015?
Answer: 355821

Question: how many million dollars did businesses spend on research and development performance in the united states in 2014?
Answer: 340728

Question: businesses spent $356 billion on research and development performance in the united states in 2015, how many percent of increase over the $341 billion spent in 2014?
Answer: 0.044296

Question: how many million dollars was funding from the companies' own sources in 2015?
Answer: 296677

Question: how many million dollars was funding from the companies' own sources in 2014?
Answer: 282570

Question: funding from the companies' own sources was $297 billion in 2015, how many percent of increase from the $283 billion spent in 2014?
Answer: 0.049924

Question: how many million dollars was funding from other sources in 2015?
Answer: 59144

Question: how many million dollars was funding from other sources in 2014?
Answer: 58158

Question: in 2015, of the $356 million companies spent on r&d, how many million dollars were spent on basic research?
Answer: 21792

Question: in 2015, of the $356 million companies spent on r&d, how many million dollars were spent on applied research?
Answer: 56472

Question: in 2015, of the $356 million companies spent on r&d, how many million dollars were spent on development?
Answer: 277558