8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2008-09 Quality Declaration 
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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D

During the 2008-09 financial year, expenditure on R&D by Australian government organisations was $3,420 million. Over the same period, human resources devoted to R&D by these organisations represented 17, 042 person years of effort (PYE).

Government resources devoted to R&D
1998-99
2000-01
2002-03
2004-05
2006-07
2008-09
Expenditure on R&D - Current prices
Commonwealth $m
1 179
1 405
1 531
1 544
r2 046
2 252
State/territory $m
864
951
951
942
r1 049
1 169
Total $m
2 043
2 356
2 482
2 486
r3 095
3 420
Expenditure on R&D - Chain volume measures(a)
Commonwealth $m
1 775
1 929
2 008
1 775
2 173
2 252
State/territory $m
1 299
1 306
1 247
1 082
1 115
1 169
Total $m
3 074
3 234
3 255
2 857
3 287
3 420
Human resources devoted to R&D
Commonwealth PYE
9 353
9 565
10 185
9 368
r9 481
9 209
State/territory PYE
9 069
8 587
8 357
7 320
r7 279
7 834
Total PYE
18 422
18 151
18 542
16 687
r16 760
17 042
r revised
(a) The reference year for chain volume measures is 2008-09. See Explanatory Notes 30 and 31 for details.


Commonwealth government organisations contributed 66% ($2,252 million) to total GOVERD and 54% (9,209 PYE) of total human resources devoted to government R&D in 2008-09. This compares to contributions of 34% ($1,169 million) and 46% (7,834 PYE), respectively, by State and territory government organisations.








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