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$2.5
$2.5
$2.9
$3.2
$3.5
$4.1
$4.3
$4.3
$4.9
$5.8 est.
$2.2
2001
2011
(IN $ BILLIONS)
GE’S inCREaSEd invEStMEnt
IN R&D 2001–2011
10% average annual growth of investment
in R&D (2–3 times the rate of inflation).
GE’s commitment to innovation and investing for future
growth is evident in this snapshot of company- and
customer-funded R&D spending over the past decade.
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