German multinational Siemens spent the most on research and development (R&D) of any capital goods manufacturer in 2018, spending 6.1 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. multinational General Electric was second, spending 4.8 billion U.S. dollars on R&D in that year.
Ranking of the leading capital goods companies with the highest spending on research and development (R&D) in 2018
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