The line graph illustrates how expenses were divided into 5 fields by the US government from 1980 to 2008. In general, it is obvious that the Health sector received the most funding over the 28-year period, while the least amount was allocated to General Science. Furthermore, the figure for Healthcare also witnessed the most notable fluctuation among its counterparts.
Starting at about $7 billion, the funding for Health slightly dropped to $6 billion in 1984 but then increased significantly. Reaching a peak of about $22 billion, the figure experienced a moderate reduction and remained at $18 billion in the final year. Expenditure for other sectors began at about $7 billion, almost identical to Health’s statistics. This then fluctuated between $7 billion and $5 billion before settling at $5 billion in the last year.
The funding for Energy hovered at $5 billion until it peaked at $7.5 billion in 1996, then moderately decreased to its initial value. This value was the same amount allocated to research in General Science, which steadily increased from $2.5 billion. Energy’s funding gradually rose to its peak in 2008, surpassing financial support to other sectors. Meanwhile, Space’s funding also increased annually from approximately $6 billion to the second-highest place in 2008.