High Technology Indicators Summary of variables and indicators Main economic variables/employment by period, type of indicator and high tech sectors. Units: defined in variables High tech sectors: Manufacturing Sector: High Technology High tech sectors: Manufacturing Sector: Medium-High Technology High tech sectors: High Tech Services High tech sectors: Total Number of companies 2015 2,820 17,890 52,485 73,195 2014 2,750 17,144 50,115 70,009 Business volume (thousand euros) 2015 25,818,535 144,721,840 71,297,173 241,837,548 2014 24,508,575 133,549,769 68,706,928 226,765,272 Added value (thousand euros) 2015 8,251,368 29,596,226 31,554,684 69,402,279 2014 8,182,788 28,245,835 30,047,002 66,475,625 Employees: Total 2015 146,600 560,500 539,000 1,246,100 2014 136,400 542,900 526,200 1,205,500 Employees: % with respect to the total of those employed in AYMAT 2015 11.8 45.0 43.3 100.0 2014 11.3 45.0 43.6 100.0 Employees: % with respect to the total employed 2015 0.8 3.1 3.0 7.0 2014 0.8 3.1 3.0 7.0 Notes: 1) '...'=data not available Source(main economic variables): Structural Business Statistics Source (Employment data): Economically Active Population Survey The scope of the Industrial Companies Survey refers to companies with 1 or more employees. The scope of the Annual Services Survey includes companies without employees Source: National Statistics Institute