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Table 1b
Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD)

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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
GERD ($ millions)
23,132
23,532
24,635
26,480
27,699
28,067
28,984
"Real" GERD ($ millions 2002)
23,389
23,532
23,848
24,841
25,135
24,882
..
GERD/GDP ratio
2.09
2.04
2.03
2.05
2.01
1.94
1.89
"Real" GERD per capita ($ 2002)
753.97
750.07
752.87
776.40
777.88
762.11
..
 
% of GERD
GERD funding by sector
   Federal government
17.7
18.1
18.4
17.6
18.9
18.8
18.8
   Provincial governments
4.5
5.0
5.6
5.3
4.9
5.1
5.1
   Business enterprise
50.2
51.4
50.2
49.4
48.5
48.0
47.8
   Higher education
12.7
14.7
14.6
15.7
15.7
16.2
16.4
   Private non-profit
2.3
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
   Foreign
12.6
8.2
8.7
9.4
9.2
9.1
9.0
GERD performance by sector
   Federal government
9.1
9.3
8.5
7.9
8.7
8.2
8.1
   Provincial governments
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
   Business enterprise
61.7
57.5
57.0
56.4
55.4
54.7
54.4
   Higher education
27.8
31.7
33.1
34.2
34.4
35.5
36.0
   Private non-profit
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
   Federal performance as a % of federal funding
51.3
51.5
46.0
44.8
46.0
43.6
43.0
   "Real" federal performance of research and development ($ millions 2002)
2,126
2,190
2,016
1,954
2,191
2,037
2,009
Data source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 358-0001 "Gross domestic expenditures on research and development, by science type and by funder and performer sector, annual".
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Innovation Analysis Bulletin, Vol. 10, no. 1, Catalogue no. 88-003-XWE.
Date Modified: 2008-12-01

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