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