Table 14-3
Research and development performers — as a percentage of enterprises with one or more employees, 2006 to 2010
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 r | 2010 p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | |||||
| Total | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Forestry and logging | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Fishing, hunting and trapping | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Mining | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Utilities | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Electric power | 5.3 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 12.1 |
| Other utilities | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| Construction | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Manufacturing | 17.5 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 19.4 |
| Food | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.1 |
| Beverage and tobacco | 12.7 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 |
| Textile | 13.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 |
| Wood products | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| Paper | 22.9 | 25.5 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 28.5 |
| Printing | 6.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 9.7 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 33.3 | 33.3 | 30.2 | 38.8 | 34.6 |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine | 50.6 | 50.6 | 46.7 | 44.4 | 44.1 |
| Other chemicals | 32.8 | 33.2 | 36.0 | 35.1 | 33.7 |
| Plastic products | 32.5 | 32.0 | 34.2 | 34.7 | 33.3 |
| Rubber products | 24.6 | 24.7 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 28.2 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 13.8 |
| Primary metal (ferrous) | 21.0 | 22.8 | 29.4 | 26.6 | 24.8 |
| Primary metal (non-ferrous) | 36.7 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 37.7 | 34.5 |
| Fabricated metal products | 17.2 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 18.5 |
| Machinery | 30.8 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.4 | 33.2 |
| Computer and peripheral equipment | 37.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 37.3 | 37.9 |
| Communications equipment | 55.7 | 58.3 | 57.3 | 52.9 | 54.0 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic components | 41.9 | 43.4 | 47.7 | 47.1 | 47.0 |
| Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments | 44.2 | 46.3 | 49.9 | 51.6 | 51.5 |
| Other computer and electronic products | 28.3 | 27.8 | 30.7 | 28.0 | 31.8 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and components | 28.8 | 30.6 | 33.9 | 34.3 | 32.5 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 25.5 | 28.3 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 28.4 |
| Aerospace products and parts | 38.5 | 38.6 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 43.4 |
| All other transportation equipment | 19.9 | 21.5 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 20.6 |
| Furniture and related products | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
| Other manufacturing industries | 10.7 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Services | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Retail trade | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Architectural, engineering and related services | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Computer system design and related services | 10.9 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Management, scientific and technical consulting services | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Scientific research and development services | 37.2 | 41.4 | 40.2 | 41.9 | 40.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| All other services | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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