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Average annual growth of government appropriations to R&D, 1995-99
1
1.
Or latest available year, 
i.e. 1997 for New Zealand; 1998 for Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland and
the United Kingdom; 2000 for Denmark, Finland, Japan, Norway and the United States.
Source: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, May 2000; series deflated by the producer price index.
United Kingdom
FranceCanada
Germany
Austria
United States
Italy
Denmark
NorwayAustralia Ireland Greece
Netherlands
Poland IcelandBelgium Finland
Japan
New Zealand
MexicoPortugal
Spain
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
Sweden
Average annual growth of government appropriations to R&D, 1995-99
1
1.
Or latest available year, 
i.e. 1997 for New Zealand; 1998 for Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland and
the United Kingdom; 2000 for Denmark, Finland, Japan, Norway and the United States.
Source: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, May 2000; series deflated by the producer price index.
United Kingdom
FranceCanada
Germany
Austria
United States
Italy
Denmark
NorwayAustralia Ireland Greece
Netherlands
Poland IcelandBelgium Finland
Japan
New Zealand
MexicoPortugal
Spain
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
Sweden
Average annual growth of government appropriations to R&D, 1995-99
1
1.
Or latest available year, 
i.e. 1997 for New Zealand; 1998 for Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland and
the United Kingdom; 2000 for Denmark, Finland, Japan, Norway and the United States.
Source: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, May 2000; series deflated by the producer price index.
United Kingdom
FranceCanada
Germany
Austria
United States
Italy
Denmark
NorwayAustralia Ireland Greece
Netherlands
Poland IcelandBelgium Finland
Japan
New Zealand
MexicoPortugal
Spain

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