Table 14-3
Research and development performers — As a percentage of enterprises with one or more employees, 2008 to 2012
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 r | 2012 p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | |||||
| Total all industries | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support activities for forestry | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Fishing, hunting, trapping and animal aquaculture | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Oil and gas extraction, contract drilling and related services | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Mining and quarrying, contract drilling and related support activities | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Utilities | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 9.6 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 11.0 |
| Other utilities | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Construction | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Manufacturing | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 17.3 |
| Food manufacturing | 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 14.7 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| Textile mills and textile product mills | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 12.6 |
| Wood product manufacturing | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Paper manufacturing | 28.3 | 26.8 | 29.9 | 29.1 | 26.4 |
| Printing and related support activities | 9.4 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Petroleum and coal products manufacturing | 30.2 | 38.8 | 31.6 | 37.2 | 23.7 |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing | 46.7 | 44.4 | 45.6 | 46.4 | 47.5 |
| Other chemicals manufacturing | 36.0 | 35.1 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
| Plastic product manufacturing | 34.2 | 34.7 | 35.0 | 32.8 | 29.1 |
| Rubber product manufacturing | 26.4 | 25.9 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 26.0 |
| Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 12.0 |
| Primary metal (ferrous) manufacturing | 29.4 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 31.9 | 26.2 |
| Primary metal (non-ferrous) manufacturing | 35.5 | 37.7 | 35.3 | 31.9 | 30.4 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 19.2 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 15.5 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 33.5 | 34.4 | 33.9 | 33.0 | 30.1 |
| Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing | 39.0 | 37.3 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 40.0 |
| Communications equipment manufacturing | 57.3 | 52.9 | 54.3 | 50.9 | 52.3 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing | 47.7 | 47.1 | 47.8 | 46.6 | 44.9 |
| Navigational, measuring, medical and control instrument manufacturing | 49.9 | 51.6 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 50.2 |
| Other computer and electronic products manufacturing | 30.7 | 28.0 | 32.4 | 38.9 | 38.2 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing | 33.9 | 34.3 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 32.4 |
| Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing | 30.0 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 27.8 | 25.2 |
| Aerospace products and parts manufacturing | 40.4 | 41.0 | 44.8 | 43.9 | 34.9 |
| All other transportation equipment manufacturing | 19.6 | 23.1 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 19.9 |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 10.0 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Other manufacturing industries | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 11.7 |
| Services | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Retail trade | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Architectural, engineering and related services | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Computer systems design and related services | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.1 |
| Management, scientific and technical consulting services | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Scientific research and development services | 40.2 | 41.9 | 40.9 | 42.0 | 42.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| All other services | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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