Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Company sector: Researchers in FTE Researchers in FTE by branch of activity (NCEA-74) and years. Units: ? 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Total 11,591 11,622 11,007 9,394 8,552 6,835 6,160 4,853 4,019 3,528 3,409 Growing of crops market gardening horticulture 63 61 34 32 28 15 18 12 8 4 8 Farming of animals 1 3 6 9 .. 2 3 2 .. .. .. Agricultural and livestock services 21 6 5 5 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. Hunting and Restocking of Game Species .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Forestry 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. Fishing 17 13 9 8 22 29 18 6 5 2 3 Solid fuels and coking works 10 21 25 17 18 17 17 15 12 6 11 Oil and natural gas 8 12 12 17 22 6 17 10 1 .. .. Petroleum Refinement 100 98 99 72 73 74 94 91 92 76 73 Radioactive minerals 18 15 16 .. 16 6 2 9 9 .. .. Electrical energy 168 159 147 132 124 141 132 111 106 97 98 Water 7 8 6 5 1 2 5 8 7 .. 3 Extraction of metallic ores 15 33 26 28 19 18 16 19 12 6 11 Metal production 99 113 107 123 106 132 134 115 120 114 115 Extraction of non-metallic mineral 21 17 17 7 12 10 7 2 1 2 2 Non-metallic mineral products 129 147 155 131 109 102 99 102 88 80 84 Chemical industry 1,885 2,014 1,946 1,633 1,552 1,462 1,216 1,063 913 815 873 Metallic products 297 308 260 178 161 175 151 118 101 98 62 Mechanical machinery and equipment 420 512 468 359 374 318 290 231 160 123 125 Office machinery and computers 517 714 934 583 561 449 404 380 205 42 106 Electrical machinery and material 457 445 396 466 465 386 312 198 181 256 252 Electrical machinery and material 2,168 2,195 2,195 1,888 1,739 1,064 744 576 416 502 450 Motor Vehicles 581 564 472 440 337 247 352 248 289 246 211 Naval Construction 309 187 78 49 53 49 49 56 67 45 50 Other transport material 495 497 465 448 449 472 437 361 300 80 57 Optical precision instruments 55 69 80 119 67 64 50 46 22 15 13 Food, beverages and tobacco 362 290 307 248 248 213 203 171 136 108 125 Textile industry 42 35 26 11 8 12 10 13 7 5 20 Leather Industry 12 15 16 16 15 13 14 11 10 2 4 Footwear and clothing industry 19 11 11 22 12 8 6 8 4 1 1 Wood and cork industry 26 26 26 15 24 13 6 .. 4 .. .. Paper, graphic arts and publishing 83 81 65 54 44 58 48 42 31 29 33 Cork and plastics 139 137 115 76 78 65 53 41 45 85 87 Other manufacturing industries 25 29 35 11 13 16 14 9 6 8 6 Construction 83 79 111 118 93 82 102 139 74 70 140 Wholesale trade 0 1 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Recuperation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Trade intermediaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Retail commerce 10 4 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Restaurants and cafes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Accommodation and catering .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Railway Transport 8 8 8 13 22 21 21 20 15 35 30 Other land transport .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. Maritime Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 6 5 Air transport 6 .. 15 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Supporting transport activities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Communications 514 468 398 309 238 131 403 117 250 336 126 Financial institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Insurance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Financial and insurance assistants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Companies services 1,359 1,320 1,058 1,128 1,105 711 544 300 216 184 188 Renting of chattels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Renting of Real Estate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Public Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cleaning public roads .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. Education and Research 966 833 747 495 223 151 123 163 103 28 18 Veterinary Health and Services 73 68 102 113 106 88 42 39 .. 21 19 Social work .. 1 1 13 12 5 .. .. .. .. .. Recreational and Cultural Services 2 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Personal and domestic services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Diplomatic representation and international organisations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute