Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.1 R&D Expenditures
2.1.1 Total R&D Expenditures
2.1.1.2 Increase of R&D Expenditures in Real Terms
R&D expenditures in real terms for selected countries are
calculated in order to compare growth rate.The trend for recent years shows the
United States,Germany 6) and Japan
registering high growth.The high growth in the United States is seemingly due
to increased research and development investment by private corporations with
the economic boom,while that for Japan reflects expansion in private-sector companies'research
and development investment,and growth has been registered for seven straight
years beginning in FY1995 (Figure2-1-2) .
Figure2-1-2 Growth of R&D expenditures(in real terms)in
selected countries, with FY1995 as100
Note6)Germany:The data for Germany in Chapter2.1and2.2cover
Western Germany only,until1990,and Unified Germany from1991.In Chapter2.3,Germany
before FY1990 refers to a combination of the figures of West and East Germany.