Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Science and technology indicators Personnel employed in R+D activities by years and type of indicator. Units: specified in variables Total personnel: Number of persons Total personnel: Persons in FTE Total personnel: Persons in FTE (yearly growth rate) Total personnel: Persons in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population) Researchers: Number of persons Researchers: Researchers in FTE Researchers: Researchers in FTE (yearly growth rate) Researchers: Researchers in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population) 2007 331,192 201,108 1.06 9.9 206,190 122,624 1.06 6.00 2006 309,893 188,978 1.08 9.6 193,024 115,798 1.06 5.90 2005 282,804 174,773 1.08 9.2 181,023 109,720 1.09 5.80 2004 267,943 161,933 1.07 9.0 169,970 100,994 1.09 5.60 2003 249,969 151,487 1.13 8.8 158,566 92,523 1.11 5.30 2002 232,019 134,258 1.03 7.7 150,098 83,318 1.02 4.80 2001(*) 218,414 130,353 .. 7.2 143,332 81,669 .. 4.50 2001 209,011 125,750 1.04 6.9 140,407 80,081 1.04 4.40 2000 .. 120,618 1.18 6.8 .. 76,670 1.25 4.30 1999 178,189 102,238 1.05 5.9 116,595 61,568 1.02 3.60 1998 .. 97,098 1.11 5.7 .. 60,269 1.12 3.50 1997 155,117 87,150 1.00 5.2 103,905 53,883 1.04 3.20 1996 .. 87,264 1.09 5.3 .. 51,633 1.09 3.10 1995 147,046 79,987 0.99 4.9 100,070 47,342 0.99 2.90 1994 .. 80,399 1.06 5.0 .. 47,867 1.10 3.00 1993 121,098 75,734 1.03 4.8 80,113 43,367 1.04 2.70 1992 118,749 73,320 1.01 4.7 77,430 41,681 1.03 2.70 1991 108,594 72,406 1.04 4.6 73,551 40,642 1.08 2.60 1990 101,546 69,684 1.10 4.5 66,582 37,676 1.14 2.40 1989 92,390 63,155 1.15 4.1 59,592 32,914 1.06 2.20 1988 87,066 54,807 1.13 3.6 56,261 31,170 1.18 2.10 1987 77,022 48,486 1.07 3.3 49,007 26,463 1.08 1.80 1986 70,122 45,261 1.11 3.2 45,255 24,525 1.14 1.70 1985 63,109 40,654 1.03 2.9 40,848 21,455 1.05 1.50 1984 61,074 39,287 1.09 2.8 39,607 20,506 1.05 1.50 1983 57,321 36,171 1.02 2.6 38,175 19,453 1.04 1.40 1982 56,472 35,531 0.98 2.6 37,122 18,782 0.97 1.40 1981 55,297 36,221 1.02 2.7 36,564 19,268 1.05 1.40 Notes: 1) FTE: Full Time Equivalent Years 1994, 1996 and 1998 are estimates. The data from the year 2001* and subsequent years include ongoing and occasional R&D. Since 1995 'Total personnel' and 'Researchers' include the PNPI sector. '..' data not available 1) ~'type of indicator,Total personnel: Persons in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population)'~Hasta 2002 se calculaba el Tanto por mil respecto a Población Activa 1) ~'type of indicator,Researchers in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population)'~Hasta 2002 se calculaba el Tanto por mil respecto a Población Activa Source: National Statistics Institute