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Research and Development Survey: 2010

Embargoed until 10:45am – 22 March 2011

Media release –: Investment in research and development grows

Highlights

Total research and development (R&D) expenditure for 2010 was almost $2.5 billion, up 13 percent from $2.2 billion reported in 2008.
As a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), total research and development spending for 2010 was 1.30 percent, compared with 1.19 percent in 2008.
In 2010 universities spent $802 million on research and development, up from $653 in 2008.

Graph, Total research & development expenditure, by sector

Geoff Bascand	22 March 2011
Government Statistician	ISSN 1178-0657