| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | u.s. r&d expenditures, by type of work: selected years, 2000-17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | type of work | 2000 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016a | 2017b |
| 4 | current $billions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5 | all r&d | 267.9 | 406.6 | 433.6 | 454 | 475.4 | 493.7 | 515.3 | 542.2 |
| 6 | basic research | 42 | 75.9 | 73.3 | 78.5 | 82.1 | 83.5 | 88.6 | 92.2 |
| 7 | applied research | 56.5 | 79.3 | 87.1 | 88.3 | 91.9 | 97.3 | 104.6 | 110.4 |
| 8 | experimental development | 169.4 | 251.4 | 273.3 | 287.1 | 301.5 | 312.9 | 322.1 | 339.6 |
| 9 | constant 2012 $billions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 10 | all r&d | 343.2 | 423 | 433.6 | 446.1 | 458.5 | 471.1 | 486.4 | 502.3 |
| 11 | basic research | 53.8 | 79 | 73.3 | 77.1 | 79.1 | 79.6 | 83.6 | 85.4 |
| 12 | applied research | 72.4 | 82.5 | 87.1 | 86.8 | 88.6 | 92.9 | 98.8 | 102.2 |
| 13 | experimental development | 217 | 261.6 | 273.3 | 282.2 | 290.8 | 298.6 | 304.1 | 314.6 |
| 14 | percent distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 15 | all r&d | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 16 | basic research | 15.7 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17 |
| 17 | applied research | 21.1 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.4 |
| 18 | experimental development | 63.2 | 61.8 | 63 | 63.3 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 62.5 | 62.6 |

Question: how many billion dollars did basic research activities account for in 2016?
Answer: 88.6

Question: how many percentage points of total u.s. r&d expenditures did basic research activities account for?
Answer: 0.171939

Question: how many billion dollars did applied research activities account for in 2016?
Answer: 104.6

Question: how many percentage points of total u.s. r&d expenditures did applied research activities account for?
Answer: 0.202989

Question: how many billion dollars did experimental development activities account for in 2016?
Answer: 322.1

Question: how many percentage points of total u.s. r&d expenditures did experimental development activities account for?
Answer: 0.625073