Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Company sector: Personnel in FTE R+D Personnel in FTE by branch of activity (NCEA-74) and years. Units: ? 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Total 28,590 29,151 28,508 25,865 23,678 20,361 19,007 16,860 15,022 12,905 12,914 Growing of crops market gardening horticulture 210 238 124 112 170 74 69 51 23 8 20 Farming of animals 10 13 9 14 .. 4 7 4 .. .. .. Agricultural and livestock services 72 66 86 82 6 16 .. 1 .. .. .. Hunting and Restocking of Game Species .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Forestry 4 2 .. .. 3 5 .. .. .. .. .. Fishing 54 45 31 27 127 149 59 24 23 3 4 Solid fuels and coking works 41 94 123 103 106 109 71 60 39 22 22 Oil and natural gas 19 31 29 41 49 14 21 12 12 .. .. Petroleum Refinement 272 280 309 288 313 299 338 362 368 364 380 Radioactive minerals 44 38 33 .. 18 7 3 10 10 .. .. Electrical energy 316 372 345 367 281 286 262 223 209 188 185 Water 19 19 18 28 4 5 15 18 11 .. 8 Extraction of metallic ores 44 84 73 141 72 74 55 75 49 40 89 Metal production 205 261 248 269 247 310 399 416 465 458 433 Extraction of non-metallic mineral 51 56 49 28 36 38 37 6 4 8 7 Non-metallic mineral products 487 485 554 485 439 468 425 457 440 396 419 Chemical industry 4,384 4,584 4,664 4,088 3,851 3,762 3,407 3,063 2,709 2,385 2,822 Metallic products 813 893 813 657 601 685 559 585 321 289 231 Mechanical machinery and equipment 1,418 1,744 1,665 1,415 1,389 1,286 1,158 966 633 529 507 Office machinery and computers 913 1,221 1,515 1,128 1,073 937 658 742 374 57 268 Electrical machinery and material 1,596 1,574 1,616 1,735 1,512 1,399 1,132 749 680 1,040 1,029 Electrical machinery and material 4,313 4,462 4,445 3,722 3,510 2,405 2,018 1,810 1,607 1,410 1,258 Motor Vehicles 3,284 3,358 3,038 3,147 2,843 2,246 2,823 2,648 2,953 2,564 2,024 Naval Construction 828 298 133 127 142 107 119 114 214 114 135 Other transport material 1,728 1,763 1,720 1,666 1,607 1,572 1,383 1,134 925 181 179 Optical precision instruments 109 179 182 278 180 161 125 138 87 74 84 Food, beverages and tobacco 937 834 862 724 752 624 616 483 413 359 372 Textile industry 131 113 89 100 43 43 30 29 28 17 65 Leather Industry 40 49 45 42 40 42 35 34 30 9 17 Footwear and clothing industry 59 45 63 118 75 43 40 24 17 14 14 Wood and cork industry 91 90 102 71 52 39 24 3 5 2 .. Paper, graphic arts and publishing 190 203 210 149 127 161 128 134 122 110 125 Cork and plastics 678 655 658 605 609 588 490 499 518 677 686 Other manufacturing industries 137 118 200 50 91 116 69 40 28 29 58 Construction 168 170 281 336 261 274 324 487 253 246 473 Wholesale trade 2 2 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Recuperation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Trade intermediaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Retail commerce 65 15 56 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Restaurants and cafes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Accommodation and catering .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Railway Transport 13 14 14 17 46 42 39 33 30 146 173 Other land transport .. .. .. .. .. 24 .. .. .. .. .. Maritime Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 8 5 Air transport 9 .. 18 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Supporting transport activities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Communications 643 658 581 489 418 201 721 259 580 628 243 Financial institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. Financial and insurance assistants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Companies services 2,406 2,461 1,996 2,210 2,034 1,356 1,036 658 481 453 518 Renting of chattels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Renting of Real Estate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Public Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaning public roads .. .. .. .. 3 2 17 .. .. .. .. Education and Research 1,674 1,444 1,369 804 388 273 227 460 357 52 38 Veterinary Health and Services 111 101 134 158 138 108 50 47 .. 25 23 Social work .. 2 3 35 22 7 .. .. .. .. .. Recreational and Cultural Services 2 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Personal and domestic services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Diplomatic representation and international organisations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute