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Suggested Citation:"C: Deflators." National Research Council. 2000. Federal Funding of Astronomical Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9954.
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Deflators

TABLE C.1 Deflators Used to Obtain 1997 Dollars

Year

Deflator

1986

0.715

1987

0.738

1988

0.764

1989

0.796

1990

0.831

1991

0.863

1992

0.888

1993

0.911

1994

0.932

1995

0.956

1996

0.978

1997

1.000

1998

1.018

(estimated)

1999

1.039

(estimated)

NOTE: Gross domestic product (GDP) deflators for 1986 to 1995 are from the Council of Economic Advisors and for 1996 to 1999 are from the Office of Management and Budget. These are the factors by which budgetary figures for each year are divided to obtain equivalent 1997 dollars.

Suggested Citation:"C: Deflators." National Research Council. 2000. Federal Funding of Astronomical Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9954.
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The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA), at its meeting on September 8, 1997, was briefed on the legislative report accompanying the bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the National Science Foundation (NSF). The report raised a number of questions about trends in support for research in astronomy and the overall robustness of the programs providing that support. At its meeting, the CAA heard the views of NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on these issues. In consultation with the Board on Physics and Astronomy, the Space Studies Board, and representatives of NASA and NSF, the committee accepted the task of studying three of the questions raised by the House Science Committee (HSC). It was intended that the results of the study would help guide federal support of basic research for the next decade and serve as analytical input to the new 2000 decadal survey of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee (AASC). The study would not offer specific funding recommendations, but rather would provide a background analysis of the alignment between available resources, agency priorities, and the vitality of the basic research program.

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