The graph below gives information about U.S. government spending on research between 1980 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates the amount of money that the United States government spent on research between 1980 and 2008 across various sectors., the funding allocated to each sector varied significantly during

this

period. During the entire duration, all the mentioned fields had a rise in their budgets, except for the category of 'other'.

Additionally

, it is noteworthy that the health research division incurred the highest expenses for the United States. Upon close examination of the data, it was revealed that from 1980 to the culmination of the analysed period, health research funding had a remarkable escalation, surging from roughly $8

billion

to a zenith of about $22

billion

in 2004, after which a modest downturn occurred.

In contrast

, both space and 'other' budgets commenced at approximately $7

billion

, declining to $5

billion

in 1984 before experiencing proportional growth until 2000.

However

, by 2008,

while

the space budget skyrocketed to nearly $10

billion

, the allocation for 'other' declined to $5

billion

. Turning to energy spending, the allocation was precisely $5

billion

in 1980, remaining at that level for more than a decade, with occasional fluctuations around 1996.

However

, by 2008, the budget had risen to around $7.5

billion

.

Conversely

, notwithstanding a gradual surge to $5

billion

in 2000 followed by a prolonged plateau that persisted for eight years, the field of general science encountered the least allocation of funds during the entire duration under consideration.