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Table 8-10
Provincial Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development, in the natural sciences and engineering — British Columbia

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British Columbia
Funding sector Performing sector
Federal government Provincial governments Provincial research organizations Business enterprise Higher education Total
  millions of dollars
2006 Natural sciences  
Total 91 15 0 1,576 750 2,432
Federal government 89 . 0 35 247 371
Provincial governments s 15 0 10 85 110
Provincial research organizations . . .. . . ..
Business enterprise 2 0 0 985 46 1,033
Higher education . . . . 284 284
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 73 73
Foreign . . . 547 13 560
2005 r Natural sciences  
Total 91 15 0 1,493 707 2,306
Federal government 88 . 0 35 245 368
Provincial governments s 15 0 9 65 90
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 2 0 0 931 43 976
Higher education . . . . 269 269
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 75 75
Foreign . . . 518 10 528
2004 r Natural sciences  
Total 91 15 0 1,434 648 2,188
Federal government 88 . 0 36 237 362
Provincial governments s 15 0 10 31 56
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 3 0 0 948 31 982
Higher education . . . . 247 247
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 94 94
Foreign . . . 440 8 448
2003 r Natural sciences  
Total 80 14 0 1,173 620 1,886
Federal government 77 . 0 32 194 303
Provincial governments s 14 0 21 70 105
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 2 0 0 897 65 963
Higher education . . . . 228 228
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 56 56
Foreign . . . 224 7 231
2002 r Natural sciences  
Total 99 20 0 1,093 586 1,798
Federal government 97 . 0 38 175 309
Provincial governments s 20 0 8 60 88
Provincial research organizations . . 0 . . 0
Business enterprise 2 0 0 890 60 952
Higher education . . . . 226 226
Private non-profit organizations . . . . 54 54
Foreign . . . 158 11 169
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding. Commencing with reference year 2000 the data for the private non-profit sector performing research and development are not distributed by provinces, territories or the National Capital Region.