The graph below gives information about U.S. government spending on research between 1980 and 2008.

The provided line graph illustrates government expenditure in five sectors – health, space, energy, general science and others from 1980 to 2008.

Overall

, the government allocated the most funds to health,

while

the least amount was received

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general science. The highest investment was in health, and it raised steadily from around $8

billion

in 1980 to $22

billion

in 2004, it declined to $18

billion

in 2008.

Similarly

, the investment in Space grew from just over $5

billion

in 1980 to nearly $10

billion

in 2008.

However

General Science had the lowest funding,

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still saw a gradual increase from $3

billion

in 1980 to $5

billion

during the same period. Energy expenditure fluctuated significantly, peaking at $8

billion

in 1996,

then

dropping to $5

billion

in 2000 before rising again to $7

billion

in 2008. Spending on 'Others' varied, starting at $7

billion

, falling to $5

billion

,

then

briefly rising to $7

billion

in 2000 before declining to $5

billion

in 2008.