Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Main R+D indicators Personnel employed in R+D activities by years and type of personnel/type of variable. Units: ? Total personnel: Number of persons Total personnel: number of persons in FTE Total personnel: persons in FTE (yearly growth rate) Total personnel: persons in FTE (so much per thousand as regards the active population) Researchers: Number of persons Researchers: Number of Researchers in FTE Researchers: Researchers in FTE (yearly growth rate) Researchers: Researchers in FTE (so much per thousand as regards the active population) 2001 209,011.00 125,750.00 1.04 7.00 140,407.00 80,081.00 1.04 4.40 2000 .. 120,618.00 1.18 6.70 .. 76,670.00 1.25 4.20 1999 178,189.00 102,238.00 1.05 5.80 116,595.00 61,568.00 1.02 3.50 1998 .. 97,098.00 1.11 5.70 .. 60,269.00 1.12 3.50 1997 155,117.00 87,150.00 1.00 5.20 103,905.00 53,883.00 1.04 3.20 1996 .. 87,264.00 1.09 5.30 .. 51,633.00 1.09 3.10 1995 147,046.00 79,987.00 0.99 4.90 100,070.00 47,342.00 0.99 2.90 1994 .. 80,399.00 1.06 5.00 .. 47,867.00 1.10 3.00 1993 121,098.00 75,734.00 1.03 4.70 80,113.00 43,367.00 1.04 2.70 1992 118,749.00 73,320.00 1.01 4.60 77,430.00 41,681.00 1.03 2.60 1991 108,594.00 72,406.00 1.04 4.60 73,551.00 40,642.00 1.08 2.60 1990 101,546.00 69,684.00 1.10 4.50 66,582.00 37,676.00 1.14 2.40 1989 92,390.00 63,155.00 1.15 4.10 59,592.00 32,914.00 1.06 2.10 1988 87,066.00 54,807.00 1.13 3.60 56,261.00 31,170.00 1.18 2.10 1987 77,022.00 48,486.00 1.07 3.20 49,007.00 26,463.00 1.08 1.80 1986 70,122.00 45,261.00 1.11 3.20 45,255.00 24,525.00 1.14 1.70 1985 63,109.00 40,654.00 1.03 2.90 40,848.00 21,455.00 1.05 1.50 1984 61,074.00 39,287.00 1.09 2.80 39,607.00 20,506.00 1.05 1.50 1983 57,321.00 36,171.00 1.02 2.60 38,175.00 19,453.00 1.04 1.40 1982 56,472.00 35,531.00 0.98 2.60 37,122.00 18,782.00 0.97 1.40 1981 55,297.00 36,221.00 1.02 2.70 36,564.00 19,268.00 1.05 1.40 1980 54,731.00 35,496.00 1.18 2.60 35,062.00 18,323.00 1.36 1.40 1979 42,734.00 30,164.00 1.02 2.20 24,667.00 13,457.00 1.03 1.00 1978 41,918.00 29,685.00 .. 2.20 24,105.00 13,050.00 .. 1.00 1977 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1976 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1975 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1974 26,227.00 23,921.00 1.13 1.70 9,609.00 8,492.00 1.19 0.60 1973 23,968.00 21,221.00 0.90 1.60 8,668.00 7,163.00 0.80 0.50 1972 26,441.00 23,609.00 1.09 1.80 10,692.00 8,983.00 1.12 0.70 1971 24,677.00 21,609.00 1.32 1.70 9,925.00 8,014.00 1.36 0.60 1970 18,423.00 16,309.00 1.11 1.30 7,000.00 5,898.00 1.14 0.50 1969 16,503.00 14,638.00 .. 1.20 6,157.00 5,188.00 .. 0.50 1968 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1967 13,815.00 12,934.00 .. 1.00 4,625.00 4,181.00 .. 0.40 1966 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1965 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1964 11,566.00 .. .. .. 4,203.00 .. .. .. Notes: 1) ~'type of personnel/type of variable,Total personnel:Number of persons'~Data as from 1995 includes the NPPI sector 1) ~'type of personnel/type of variable,Researchers: Number of persons'~Data as from 1995 includes the NPPI sector FTE=Full Time Equivalent Data for 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000 are estimates. Regarding the so much per thousand of active population, a rupture appears in the 1976 series given the modification of the EPA-2002 methodology Source: National Statistics Institute