BEA is developing a new satellite account that measures research and development activity in a framework consistent with the measurement of gross domestic product (GDP) and other BEA statistics. The new statistics will provide a more comprehensive picture of the contribution of the R&D sector to the U.S. and state economies.
In the first milestone of this ongoing project, BEA issued experimental statistics in May 2024. These statistics include R&D’s contribution to GDP (known as R&D value added) and associated R&D employment and compensation for the nation and all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
These statistics can answer questions such as: Which states have the largest R&D value added? How many jobs in each state are supported by R&D activities? What are the leading R&D-producing industries across the nation?
This work is conducted with data and support from the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
- R&D Value Added Data
- R&D Compensation Data
- R&D Employment Data
- Full Data Set
- Technical Document This document details BEA’s methodology for the experimental national and state-level R&D production statistics.
- Preliminary Results From a New R&D Satellite Account Survey of Current Business, August 2024
- Experimental R&D Value Added Statistics for the U.S. and States Now Available May 9, 2024
- Coming Soon: New R&D Value Added (and More) Statistics for the U.S. and States May 3, 2024
- Presentation: Developing a Regional R&D Satellite Account BEA Advisory Committee Meeting, May 2023
- Background Materials: Concepts, Data, and Methods BEA Advisory Committee Meeting, May 2023
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics BEA’s statistics for the new R&D satellite account are being developed in collaboration with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
- Measuring R&D in the National Economic Accounting System Survey of Current Business, November 2014
- Research and Development Satellite Account Update: New Estimates for Industry, Regional, and International Accounts Survey of Current Business, October 2007
- 2007 R&D Satellite Account Methodologies: Current-dollar GDP Estimates By Lisa Mataloni and Carol E. Moylan, December 2007
- Methodology for the Industry Estimates in the 2007 R&D Satellite Account By Carol A. Robbins, Felicia V. Candela, Mahnaz Fahim-Nader, and Gabriel W. Medeiros, December 2007
- Linking Frascati-based R&D Spending to the System of National Accounts By Carol A. Robbins, March 2006
- Full Archive of Previous R&D Satellite Account Materials 2006-2016
What is the R&D Satellite Account?
Measures the contribution of research and development to the U.S. and state economies through the value generated in production, the number of jobs the sector supports, and the compensation paid. R&D activity is attributed to the state where it is performed.
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