RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT IN HIGH AND MEDIUM-HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES
Table 14 (e) - Percentage of turnover attributable to new/improved/novel products
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	*	4	2	1	5	9	3	2	0	1	6	1	2
Manufacturing of:
food, clothing, wood,   paper, publishing & printing	13	12	12	20	12	13	4	13	18	6	12	18	16	6
fuels, chemicals, plastics   metals & minerals	18	12	19	16	20	14	24	9	12	16	17	31	9	20
electrical and   optical equipment	35	32	20	36	23	31	39	36	51	28	38	21	16	51
transport equipment	26	10	30	19	51	35	13	7	37	18	28	13	7	20
not elsewhere classified	15	8	6	22	22	10	24	23	14	28	15	11	15	24
Electricity, gas and water supply	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	0	*	*	*
Construction	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wholesale & commission trade (not cars & bikes)	7	3	8	4	19	11	1	7	9	12	7	1	12	4
Transport, storage and communications	14	5	25	9	10	3	12	8	22	18	15	5	10	3
Financial Intermediation	19	3	1	1	1	12	12	40	31	8	25	3	5	0
Real estate, renting and business activities.	7	17	28	3	3	22	2	4	4	1	8	4	5	6
Total	11	8	6	10	5	0	14	23	23	7	12	2	5	4
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: CIS4