Innovation in Companies Survey Results by Autonomous Community or Autonomous City Technological innovation in the 2012-2014 period: Objectives of the technological innovations of the EIN companies, by Autonomous Community or Autonomous City in which the headquarters are located Units: percentage % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (A) The products: Total % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (A) The products: Broader range of goods or services % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (A) The products: Substitution of old-fashioned products or processes % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (A) The products: Penetration in new markets % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (A) The products: Greater market quota % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (A) The products: Greater quality of goods or services % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (B) The processes: Total % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (B) The processes: Greater flexibility in the production or provision of services % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (B) The processes: Greater capacity for the production or provision of services % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (B) The processes: Lower labour costs per unit produced % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (B) The processes: Less material per unit produced % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (B) The processes: Less energy per unit produced % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (C) Employment: Total % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (C) Employment: Increase in total employment % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (C) Employment: Increase in skilled employment % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (C) Employment: Maintenance of employment % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (D) Other objectives: Total % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (D) Other objectives: Less environmental impact % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (D) Other objectives: Improvement in health and safety % of companies that consider to be of great importance the objectives of the innovation: (D) Other objectives: Compliance with the environmental, health or safety regulatory requirements National Total 67.11 39.24 31.80 29.27 33.19 47.49 50.76 33.65 37.21 21.93 12.87 13.75 27.91 8.71 11.49 23.40 29.82 19.10 19.91 22.95 Andalucía 62.83 33.26 31.56 27.69 31.13 45.08 52.00 30.01 40.75 21.82 12.23 12.19 29.19 11.08 11.57 23.88 29.37 19.55 21.25 23.28 Aragón 72.05 46.36 29.51 32.48 36.71 48.26 58.31 44.44 41.82 29.33 19.64 18.84 35.00 10.76 16.45 30.84 36.70 22.06 25.16 29.24 Asturias, Principado de 67.47 45.61 26.68 32.67 37.40 45.55 46.82 28.45 31.39 19.84 16.91 14.31 25.69 5.14 12.02 23.11 30.52 17.20 15.71 25.08 Balears, Illes 67.16 33.64 35.34 29.73 30.93 46.41 52.47 39.82 40.42 20.34 8.31 9.38 20.24 3.11 6.38 16.50 28.75 14.78 21.45 23.06 Canarias 71.06 27.91 31.43 16.03 20.72 44.53 54.36 40.64 38.36 24.08 12.45 19.78 30.70 6.82 9.22 23.82 29.53 15.61 21.02 19.68 Cantabria 58.71 30.27 25.95 29.82 34.11 40.51 46.44 31.15 38.52 22.33 19.07 12.56 26.17 6.72 9.17 23.29 27.08 20.69 17.79 18.40 Castilla y León 67.75 40.02 32.24 29.54 31.37 51.57 50.34 35.75 36.20 24.48 14.11 14.85 30.05 10.48 12.95 26.28 32.11 20.28 18.78 22.72 Castilla - La Mancha 65.12 33.14 29.57 31.49 35.05 43.63 53.58 35.45 39.96 25.90 15.33 19.06 35.91 14.03 16.76 29.68 29.19 17.88 21.79 25.06 Cataluña 66.57 39.81 32.15 29.47 33.68 47.74 49.81 33.26 36.81 20.37 12.39 11.82 26.17 8.41 11.73 21.28 29.29 18.08 19.69 22.00 Comunitat Valenciana 69.36 40.35 35.77 31.28 34.42 48.07 50.13 32.25 37.78 21.75 11.92 14.37 28.29 6.94 11.72 23.31 34.38 21.98 24.78 28.86 Extremadura 63.60 25.80 37.42 24.66 23.68 42.74 53.48 30.84 34.86 25.21 12.16 19.19 25.57 8.95 10.49 24.91 25.05 19.07 17.57 20.09 Galicia 64.79 37.47 32.49 28.01 31.63 46.43 51.27 35.46 36.60 23.56 13.24 15.91 27.93 7.22 10.25 24.39 30.88 21.66 18.82 21.15 Madrid, Comunidad de 65.04 38.01 28.46 24.10 31.31 46.82 50.27 34.48 36.38 18.64 10.37 11.38 24.73 9.15 10.39 20.36 23.90 15.76 16.65 19.89 Murcia, Región de 70.88 41.20 35.54 33.51 28.26 55.83 52.18 29.98 40.18 27.75 16.50 19.79 29.64 7.37 13.67 23.61 41.38 28.60 29.56 30.89 Navarra, Comunidad Foral de 73.75 50.19 30.34 34.95 38.90 50.71 46.88 29.86 34.45 24.19 13.39 15.46 25.07 9.32 10.64 21.52 25.71 17.00 15.46 18.56 País Vasco 72.20 47.31 34.45 38.17 40.15 50.29 50.87 33.64 34.61 24.56 15.37 15.16 32.20 8.84 11.35 28.47 33.03 21.48 18.23 22.98 Rioja, La 66.03 42.65 25.92 28.24 37.69 44.02 43.00 26.88 30.46 17.36 10.47 11.26 30.74 6.40 8.24 27.60 29.01 17.52 16.26 21.63 Ceuta 39.96 22.84 34.23 22.84 22.84 34.23 48.52 31.40 48.52 5.73 . 17.12 5.73 5.73 . 5.73 17.12 17.12 17.12 17.12 Melilla 85.24 61.62 36.74 4.92 14.76 46.58 46.58 46.58 41.66 . . 9.84 4.92 . . 4.92 9.84 9.84 9.84 9.84 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) EIN= Innovative companies in the 2012-2014 period or with innovations Source: National Statistics Institute