8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2011-12 Quality Declaration 
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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D

During the 2011-12 financial year, expenditure on R&D performed by Australian government organisations was $3,533 million. Over the same period, human resources devoted to R&D by these organisations represented 16,760 person years of effort (PYE).

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D
2000-01
2002-03
2004-05
2006-07
2008-09
2011-12
Expenditure on R&D - Current prices
Commonwealth $m
1 405
1 531
1 544
2 046
2 252
2 405
State/territory $m
951
951
942
1 049
1 169
1 128
Total $m
2 356
2 482
2 486
3 095
3 420
3 533
Expenditure on R&D - Chain volume measures(a)
Commonwealth $m
2 049
2 131
1 871
2 298
2 383
2 405
State/territory $m
1 387
1 323
1 141
1 179
1 237
1 128
Total $m
3 437
3 455
3 012
3 476
3 620
3 533
Human resources devoted to R&D
Commonwealth PYE
9 565
10 185
9 368
9 481
9 209
9 691
State/territory PYE
8 587
8 357
7 320
7 279
7 834
7 070
Total PYE
18 151
18 542
16 687
16 760
17 042
16 760
(a) The reference year for chain volume measures is 2011-12. See Explanatory Notes 30 and 31 for details.


Commonwealth government organisations contributed 68% ($2,405 million) to total government expenditure on R&D (GOVERD) and 58% (9,691 PYE) of total human resources devoted to government R&D in 2011-12. This compares to contributions of 32% ($1,128 million) and 42% (7,070 PYE), respectively, by State and territory government organisations.








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