| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | u.s. r&d expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: selected years, 2008-17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | performing sector and source of funds | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016a | 2017b |
| 4 | current $millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | all performing sectors | 404773 | 406580 | 433619 | 453964 | 475418 | 493687 | 515305 | 542222 |
| 6 | business | 290680 | 278977 | 302251 | 322528 | 340728 | 355821 | 374685 | 397064 |
| 7 | federal government | 45649 | 50798 | 52144 | 51086 | 52687 | 52847 | 51140 | 51326 |
| 8 | federal intramuralc | 29839 | 31970 | 34017 | 33406 | 34783 | 34199 | 31715 | 31168 |
| 9 | ffrdcs | 15810 | 18828 | 18128 | 17680 | 17903 | 18649 | 19424 | 20159 |
| 10 | nonfederal government | 491 | 691 | 665 | 620 | 583 | 608 | 651 | 688 |
| 11 | higher education | 52054 | 58084 | 60896 | 61546 | 62346 | 64642 | 67813 | 70826 |
| 12 | other nonprofit organizationsd | 15898 | 18030 | 17664 | 18185 | 19075 | 19769 | 21017 | 22319 |
| 13 | all funding sources | 404773 | 406580 | 433619 | 453964 | 475418 | 493687 | 515305 | 542222 |
| 14 | business | 258016 | 248124 | 275717 | 297167 | 318382 | 333207 | 355545 | 378022 |
| 15 | federal government | 117615 | 126617 | 123838 | 120130 | 118364 | 119495 | 116120 | 117955 |
| 16 | nonfederal government | 4221 | 4302 | 4158 | 4244 | 4214 | 4280 | 4542 | 4748 |
| 17 | higher education | 11738 | 12262 | 14300 | 15378 | 16209 | 17320 | 18462 | 19511 |
| 18 | other nonprofit organizationsd | 13184 | 15275 | 15607 | 17045 | 18250 | 19386 | 20637 | 21986 |
| 19 | constant 2012 $millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 20 | all performing sectors | 429311 | 423033 | 433619 | 446135 | 458544 | 471126 | 486437 | 502299 |
| 21 | business | 308301 | 290267 | 302251 | 316965 | 328634 | 339560 | 353695 | 367828 |
| 22 | federal government | 48416 | 52854 | 52144 | 50205 | 50817 | 50432 | 48275 | 47547 |
| 23 | federal intramuralc | 31648 | 33264 | 34017 | 32830 | 33549 | 32636 | 29939 | 28873 |
| 24 | ffrdcs | 16768 | 19590 | 18128 | 17375 | 17268 | 17796 | 18336 | 18674 |
| 25 | nonfederal government | 521 | 719 | 665 | 609 | 562 | 580 | 614 | 637 |
| 26 | higher education | 55210 | 60434 | 60896 | 60484 | 60133 | 61688 | 64014 | 65611 |
| 27 | other nonprofit organizationsd | 16862 | 18760 | 17664 | 17871 | 18398 | 18866 | 19840 | 20675 |
| 28 | all funding sources | 429311 | 423033 | 433619 | 446135 | 458544 | 471126 | 486437 | 502299 |
| 29 | business | 273657 | 258165 | 275717 | 292042 | 307081 | 317980 | 335627 | 350189 |
| 30 | federal government | 124745 | 131741 | 123838 | 118058 | 114163 | 114034 | 109615 | 109270 |
| 31 | nonfederal government | 4477 | 4476 | 4158 | 4171 | 4064 | 4084 | 4287 | 4399 |
| 32 | higher education | 12449 | 12758 | 14300 | 15112 | 15634 | 16528 | 17428 | 18074 |
| 33 | other nonprofit organizationsd | 13983 | 15893 | 15607 | 16751 | 17602 | 18500 | 19481 | 20367 |

Question: how many million dollars did research and experimental development perform in the united states totaled in 2016?
Answer: 515305

Question: how many million dollars is the estimated total for 2017, based on performer-reported expectations?
Answer: 542222

Question: what is the numbers of million dollars compared with u.s. r&d totals in 2013?
Answer: 453964

Question: what is the numbers of million dollars compared with u.s. r&d totals in 2014?
Answer: 475418

Question: what is the numbers of million dollars compared with u.s. r&d totals in 2015?
Answer: 493687