| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | new construction of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of construction: fys 2008-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | field | started in fy 2008 or fy 2009 | started in fy 2010 or fy 2011 | started in fy 2012 or fy 2013 | started in fy 2014 or fy 2015 | started in fy 2016 or fy 2017 | planned to start in fy 2018 or fy 2019 |
| 4 | all research space | 9.9 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 7 | 9.4 |
| 5 | agricultural sciences | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 6 | biological and biomedical sciences | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 7 | computer and information sciences | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 8 | engineering | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 9 | geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 10 | health sciences | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 11 | mathematics and statistics |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
| 12 | natural resources and conservation | na | na | na |  | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 13 | physical sciences | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 14 | psychology | 0.3 | 0.1 |  | 0.1 | 0.1 |  |
| 15 | social sciences | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |  |
| 16 | other fields of s&e | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |

Question: how many million nasf of new research space construction did u.s. universities and colleges plan to start in fy 2018 or fy 2019?
Answer: 9.4

Question: what was the actual amount reported in fy 2017 for that period of nasf?
Answer: 7