Table 13
Industry share of total research and development investment

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Industries 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  percentage
Communications equipment 15.6 14.9 19.9 18.0 19.8 14.2 12.0 10.1
Pharmaceutical and medicine 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.6 6.1 8.7 9.5 9.4
Information and cultural industries 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 4.1 4.2 6.5 7.9
Computer systems design and related services 5.3 5.9 6.0 6.0 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.7
Management, scientific research and development and consulting services 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.8 5.0 5.9 6.4 6.5
Aerospace products and parts 11.2 11.4 10.7 8.0 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.5
Motor vehicle parts 4.9 4.3 4.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.5
Wholesale trade 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.1