RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT IN HIGH AND MEDIUM-HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

Table 14(c) - Gross domestic expenditure on R&D;, as a percentage of Total Gross Value Added
Per Cent UKGO Region/CountryENG   
NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW WAL SC NI
Business 1998 1.3 0.7 1.5 0.5 1.6 1.1 3.5 0.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 0.4 0.7 0.5
 1999 1.4 0.6 1.8 0.5 1.6 1.1 3.7 0.5 2.5 1.4 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.5
 2000 1.3 0.6 1.7 0.5 1.7 0.8 3.8 0.5 2.4 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.7
 2001 1.4 0.4 1.7 0.5 1.7 0.9 3.8 0.4 2.8 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.7
 2002 1.4 0.4 1.7 0.5 1.8 0.9 3.4 0.5 2.3 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.7
Government 1998 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1
 1999 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
 2000 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
 2001 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1
 2002 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1
Higher Education 1998 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3
 1999 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3
 2000 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4
 2001 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4
 2002 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4
Total 1998 1.9 1.1 1.9 1.0 2.0 1.7 4.2 1.1 3.3 2.3 2.1 1.0 1.5 0.9
 1999 2.0 1.0 2.2 1.0 2.1 1.6 4.3 1.1 3.4 2.1 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.0
 2000 2.0 1.0 2.1 1.0 2.2 1.4 4.6 1.2 3.3 2.0 2.1 1.1 1.5 1.2
 2001 2.0 0.9 2.1 1.0 2.2 1.3 4.6 1.1 3.6 2.1 2.2 1.0 1.7 1.2
 2002 2.0 0.9 2.2 1.1 2.3 1.3 4.2 1.2 3.1 2.3 2.1 1.1 1.9 1.2

Source: Business Enterprise R&D; Survey, ONS