Data source for Chart 27.1
Federal expenditures on science and technology, by category

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Chart 27.1 is a stacked area chart showing federal expenditures on science and technology from 1999/2000 to 2011/2012, by category. Data for 2011/2012 are preliminary.

Spending on both research and development (R&D) and on related scientific activities steadily increased from 1999/2000 to 2010/2011, except for a slight drop in 2002/2003. In 2011/2012, spending on both edged down.

Spending on R&D increased from $3.9 billion in 1999/2000 to $7.6 billion in 2010/2011. It then decreased to $7.1 billion in 2011/2012.

Spending on related scientific activities rose from $2.4 billion in 1999/2000 to $4.3 billion in 2010/2011. It then decreased to $4.1 billion in 2011/2012.

Data source for Chart 27.1 Federal expenditures on science and technology, by category
Table summary
This table displays the results of chart 27.1 federal expenditures on science and technology r&d and related scientific activities, calculated using $ millions units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  R&D Related scientific activities
  $ millions
1999/2000 3,890 2,362
2000/2001 4,150 2,556
2001/2002 4,989 3,180
2002/2003 4,927 3,087
2003/2004 5,462 3,303
2004/2005 5,454 3,480
2005/2006 6,042 3,407
2006/2007 6,073 3,560
2007/2008 6,602 3,573
2008/2009 6,655 3,918
2009/2010 7,456 4,157
2010/2011Note r: revised 7,592 4,277
2011/2012Note p: preliminary 7,133 4,148
r revised
p preliminary
Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 88-204-X.
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