ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| $'000 | thousand dollars |
| $m | million dollars |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| Aust. | Australia |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GOVERD | government expenditure on R&D |
| GSP | gross state product |
| NPIs | non-profit institutions |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PNP | private non-profit |
| PNPERD | private non-profit expenditure on R&D |
| PYE | person years of effort |
| Qld | Queensland |
| R&D | research and experimental development |
| RFCD | research fields, courses and disciplines |
| SA | South Australia |
| SEO | socio-economic objective |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |