| Table 4-6 |
| Company and other (non-Federal) R&D
fund share of net sales in R&D- performing companies, by industry
and company size: 2000, 2001 |
| (Percent) |
| |
 |
| Industry and company size |
2000 |
2001 |
|
| All industries |
3.4 |
3.8 |
| Manufacturing |
3.3 |
3.6 |
| Communications equipment |
10.1 |
16.6 |
Semiconductor and other
electronic components |
7.4 |
10.5 |
| Medical equipment and supplies |
12.9 |
9.0 |
| Pharmaceuticals and medicines |
9.6 |
7.8 |
| Computers and peripheral equipment |
6.4 |
7.6 |
Navigational, measuring, electro-
medical, and control instruments |
8.0 |
7.3 |
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers,
and filament |
5.6 |
4.5 |
| Machinery |
3.8 |
4.2 |
| Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts |
3.2 |
3.5 |
| Other chemicals |
3.8 |
3.2 |
| Aerospace products and parts |
2.8 |
3.0 |
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components |
2.2 |
2.9 |
| Plastics and rubber products |
1.4 |
2.9 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products |
1.8 |
2.3 |
| Basic chemicals |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| Paper, printing, and support activities |
1.6 |
2.1 |
| Fabricated metal products |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| Furniture and related products |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Primary metals |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| Food |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Nonmanufacturing |
3.8 |
4.0 |
| Scientific R&D services |
34.4 |
36.5 |
| Software |
20.4 |
19.3 |
Computer systems design and
related services |
15.8 |
16.5 |
Management of companies
and enterprises |
4.4 |
7.8 |
| Trade |
5.4 |
6.2 |
Architectural, engineering, and
related services |
7.3 |
5.2 |
| Health care services |
3.2 |
4.1 |
Newspaper, periodical, book,
and database |
2.0 |
2.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
0.3 |
2.4 |
| Construction |
1.8 |
1.4 |
Mining, extraction, and support
activities |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate |
1.2 |
0.7 |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Utilities |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Company size (number of employees) |
|
|
| 5–24 |
17.2 |
12.9 |
| 25–49 |
13.4 |
10.6 |
| 50–99 |
11.2 |
10.4 |
| 100–249 |
8.0 |
10.8 |
| 250–499 |
6.1 |
8.0 |
| 500–999 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
| 1,000–4,999 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
| 5,000–9,999 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| 10,000–24,999 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
| 25,000 or more |
2.9 |
3.0 |
|
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| SOURCE: National Science Foundation,
Division of Science Resources Statistics, Research and Development
in Industry: 2001 (Arlington, VA, forthcoming). |
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| Science & Engineering Indicators
— 2004 |
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