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Table 19-3
Research and development performers — As a percentage of enterprises with one or more employees, 2000 to 2005

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As a percentage of enterprises with one or more employees, 2000 to 2005
  2000 2001 2002 2003 r 2004 r 2005
  percent
Total 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.3
Agriculture 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5
Forestry and logging 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7
Fishing, hunting and trapping 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7
Mining and oil and gas extraction 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.0
Oil and gas extraction 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6
Mining 3.1 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.5 4.0
Utilities 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 3.0 3.6
Electric power 2.0 2.7 3.2 2.8 3.5 4.8
Other utilities 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.4
Construction 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5
Manufacturing 8.0 8.9 10.2 12.4 14.7 15.9
Food 4.4 5.1 6.9 9.0 11.0 11.9
Beverage and tobacco 4.4 5.3 5.4 5.9 7.6 9.5
Textile 7.3 7.2 8.5 10.3 11.2 11.5
Wood products 3.6 4.2 5.1 6.6 7.8 8.0
Paper 16.1 16.4 15.9 20.0 22.8 22.2
Printing 1.5 1.8 2.4 3.6 5.0 5.6
Petroleum and coal products 11.9 14.9 15.7 21.1 35.9 35.1
Pharmaceutical and medicine 32.5 37.6 40.2 43.5 50.0 48.9
Other chemicals 21.2 21.2 21.9 24.5 27.7 29.8
Plastic products 13.7 16.5 17.9 22.7 26.7 28.1
Rubber products 17.5 18.7 16.8 17.9 20.8 24.0
Non-metallic mineral products 5.9 6.4 6.7 8.5 10.0 11.5
Primary metal (ferrous) 15.9 15.6 16.8 23.1 23.9 25.4
Primary metal (non-ferrous) 16.0 16.7 19.6 25.2 26.5 30.6
Fabricated metal products 6.2 7.6 9.1 11.6 14.5 15.9
Machinery 16.0 17.5 20.4 23.5 27.5 29.1
Computer and peripheral equipment 28.2 27.4 31.5 31.4 32.6 34.5
Communications equipment 39.5 40.5 48.1 52.5 57.6 56.6
Semiconductor and other electronic components 26.7 27.8 31.2 33.5 38.9 38.1
Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments 28.2 29.4 31.5 35.5 37.6 41.6
Other computer and electronic products 14.7 17.9 17.6 21.8 26.2 26.2
Electrical equipment, appliance and components 16.8 18.2 20.1 21.6 25.1 27.8
Motor vehicle and parts 12.6 14.0 14.6 17.8 20.6 22.5
Aerospace products and parts 22.1 26.0 26.3 34.4 40.1 33.5
All other transportation equipment 8.5 8.9 10.4 14.2 16.0 17.5
Furniture and related products 2.2 3.0 4.0 5.2 6.4 7.0
Other manufacturing industries 3.6 3.9 4.9 6.5 8.1 9.5
Services 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2
Wholesale trade 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.0
Retail trade 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4
Transportation and warehousing 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
Information and cultural industries 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.8
Finance, insurance and real estate 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
Architectural, engineering and related services 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.6 5.3 5.0
Computer system design and related services 7.6 8.5 9.0 10.1 10.9 10.9
Management, scientific and technical consulting services 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7
Scientific research and development services 24.7 26.9 27.2 31.6 38.3 36.8
Health care and social assistance 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
All other services 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.