Company sector Period Total Total no. companies in the directory 2001 11,709 Total no. companies in the directory 1999 4,877 Total no. companies in the directory 1997 4,370 Total no. companies in the directory 1995 4,267 Total no. companies in the directory 1993 3,003 Total no. companies in the directory 1992 2,659 Total no. companies in the directory 1991 3,029 Total no. companies in the directory 1990 2,986 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 2001 2,790 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1999 2,267 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1997 1,872 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1995 1,804 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1993 1,874 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1992 1,753 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1991 1,779 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. Total 1990 1,630 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 2001 24 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1999 46 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1997 43 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1995 42 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1993 62 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1992 66 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1991 59 Companies that answered. Perform systematic R+D. % 1990 55 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 2001 7,239 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1999 2,155 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1997 1,713 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1995 1,642 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1993 780 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1992 473 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1991 451 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. Total 1990 392 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 2001 62 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1999 44 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1997 39 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1995 39 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1993 26 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1992 18 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1991 15 Companies that answered. Do not perform R+D. % 1990 13 Companies that did not answer. Total 2001 452 Companies that did not answer. Total 1999 198 Companies that did not answer. Total 1997 194 Companies that did not answer. Total 1995 259 Companies that did not answer. Total 1993 227 Companies that did not answer. Total 1992 217 Companies that did not answer. Total 1991 304 Companies that did not answer. Total 1990 458 Companies that did not answer. % 2001 4 Companies that did not answer. % 1999 4 Companies that did not answer. % 1997 4 Companies that did not answer. % 1995 6 Companies that did not answer. % 1993 8 Companies that did not answer. % 1992 8 Companies that did not answer. % 1991 10 Companies that did not answer. % 1990 15 Other events. Total 2001 1,228 Other events. Total 1999 257 Other events. Total 1997 591 Other events. Total 1995 562 Other events. Total 1993 122 Other events. Total 1992 216 Other events. Total 1991 495 Other events. Total 1990 506 Other events. % 2001 10 Other events. % 1999 5 Other events. % 1997 14 Other events. % 1995 13 Other events. % 1993 4 Other events. % 1992 8 Other events. % 1991 16 Other events. % 1990 17