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

Table 14 (e) - Percentage of turnover attributable to new/improved/novel products (2002-2004)^1,2                                   

Per Cent		GO Region/Country
Industry	United Kingdom	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
Mining and quarrying	1.0	*	4.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	9.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	1.0	2.0
Manufacturing of:
food, clothing, wood, paper, publishing and printing	13.0	12.0	12.0	20.0	12.0	13.0	4.0	13.0	18.0	6.0	12.0	18.0	16.0	6.0
fuels, chemicals, plastics metals & minerals	18.0	12.0	19.0	16.0	20.0	14.0	24.0	9.0	12.0	16.0	17.0	31.0	9.0	20.0
electrical and optical equipment	35.0	32.0	20.0	36.0	23.0	31.0	39.0	36.0	51.0	28.0	38.0	21.0	16.0	51.0
transport equipment	26.0	10.0	30.0	19.0	51.0	35.0	13.0	7.0	37.0	18.0	28.0	13.0	7.0	20.0
not elsewhere classified	15.0	8.0	6.0	22.0	22.0	10.0	24.0	23.0	14.0	28.0	15.0	11.0	15.0	24.0
Electricity, gas and water supply	0.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	0.0	*	*	*
Construction	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wholesale & commission trade (not cars & bikes)	7.0	3.0	8.0	4.0	19.0	11.0	1.0	7.0	9.0	12.0	7.0	1.0	12.0	4.0
Transport, storage and communications	14.0	5.0	25.0	9.0	10.0	3.0	12.0	8.0	22.0	18.0	15.0	5.0	10.0	3.0
Financial Intermediation	19.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	12.0	12.0	40.0	31.0	8.0	25.0	3.0	5.0	0.0
Real estate, renting and business activities.	7.0	17.0	28.0	3.0	3.0	22.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	8.0	4.0	5.0	6.0
Total	11.0	8.0	6.0	10.0	5.0	0.0	14.0	23.0	23.0	7.0	12.0	2.0	5.0	4.0
1 * : disclosive data. 2 Figures have been calculated using employment weightings. 3 Figures indicate the proportion of total turnover for all enterprises, and not those who are product innovator only. The turnover from product innovation for enterprises who are not product innovator is estimated at 0. Source: Community Innovation Survey 4 (CIS4)