anchor: Federal spending on education and nondefense R&amp;D, which is intended to enhance the nation's long-term productivity, also remained relatively constant as a share of GDP over the 1990s.
positive: Federal spending on education and non defense R&D, which is intended to enhance the nation's long-term productivity, also remained relatively constant as a share of Gross Domestic Product over the 1990s.
negative: Federal spending on education and non defense R&D, which is intended to enhance the nation's long-term productivity, did not remain constant as a share of GDP over the 1990s.