Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
Company sector: Personnel in FTE
R+D Personnel in FTE by years and occupation.
Units: ?

,Total,Researchers,Technicians,Assistants,
2001,46,465,18,959,18,738,8,768,
2000,47,055,20,869,17,039,9,147,
1999,38,323,15,178,15,103,8,042,
1998,34,667,13,902,12,516,8,249,
1997,30,023,12,009,11,178,6,836,
1996,29,431,11,100,10,932,7,400,
1995,27,557,10,803,9,992,6,763,
1994,27,321,11,070,9,133,7,118,
1993,27,781,11,256,9,287,7,238,
1992,28,590,11,593,9,440,7,557,
1991,29,151,11,622,9,510,8,019,
1990,28,508,11,007,9,137,8,364,
1989,25,865,9,394,8,601,7,870,
1988,23,678,8,552,7,608,7,518,
1987,20,361,6,835,6,559,6,967,
1986,19,007,6,160,6,222,6,625,
1985,16,860,4,853,5,556,6,451,
1984,15,022,4,019,4,627,6,376,
1983,12,905,3,528,3,884,5,494,
1982,12,914,3,409,4,049,5,456,
1981,12,006,3,226,3,727,5,053,
1980,12,303,2,994,3,549,5,760,
1979,11,911,2,950,2,978,5,983,
1978,11,591,2,800,2,864,5,927,
1977,..,..,..,..,
1976,14,175,3,002,3,762,7,411,
1975,13,199,2,760,..,..,
1974,11,311,2,683,3,059,5,569,
1973,9,937,2,340,2,627,4,970,
1972,8,686,1,981,1,472,5,233,
1971,7,623,1,681,1,240,4,702,
1970,5,691,1,426,943,3,322,
1969,4,777,1,164,791,2,822,
Notes:
Data for 1994 are estimates 
   
 Data for 1996 and the variable  
 (occupation= Technicians, occupation= Assistants) are 
 estimates 
Source: National Statistics Institute