COVID variables in R&D Number of employees Total Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D Less than 10 employees 2,752 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D From 10 to 49 employees 4,509 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D From 50 to 249 employees 2,862 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D 250 and more employees 1,065 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D Total 11,188 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 7.98 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 7.31 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 5.51 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 250 and more employees 5.67 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 Total 6.86 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 30.45 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 27.20 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 26.20 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 250 and more employees 29.33 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 Total 27.95 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 7.96 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 8.25 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 8.25 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 250 and more employees 11.01 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 Total 8.44 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 8,106 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 23,155 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 39,162 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 250 and more employees 58,852 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 Total 129,275