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Domestic spending on research and development (GERD), funding sector, by provinces

  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
  $ millions
Canada 16,089 17,638 20,531 22,733 22,370
Federal Government 2,830 3,216 3,560 4,095 4,221
Provincial Government 639 770 879 1,045 1,182
Business enterprises 7,356 7,918 9,150 11,225 11,024
Higher education 2,339 2,649 2,892 2,928 3,435
Private non-profit 372 380 445 533 624
Foreign 2,553 2,705 3,605 2,907 1,884
Note:
- Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development (GERD) refers to all monies expended for Research and Development (R & D) performed within the country in a given year.
- Total GERD is often displayed by performing sector as well as by funding sector.
- More recent preliminary data at the Canada level is available from CANSIM table 358-0001.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 358-0001 and Catalogue no. 88F0006XIE.
Last modified: 2005-01-19.

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