Table 19. Prevalence of R&D by industry, 2006–2008, share of enterprises with innovation activity
| Industry | In-house R&D | Continuous in-house R&D | Occasional in-house R&D | External R&D | In-house or external R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Mining and quarrying | 83,5 | 41,3 | 42,2 | 75,2 | 83,5 |
| Food products and beverages | 82,2 | 55,1 | 27,0 | 49,3 | 82,2 |
| Textiles | 100,0 | 36,4 | 63,6 | 77,1 | 100,0 |
| Wearing apparel | 67,3 | 44,1 | 23,2 | 43,3 | 67,3 |
| Leather and related products | 70,7 | 58,5 | 12,2 | 29,3 | 70,7 |
| Wood, products of wood, and cork | 63,2 | 30,4 | 32,7 | 43,0 | 69,2 |
| Paper and paper products | 76,4 | 58,6 | 17,8 | 57,3 | 85,9 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 55,1 | 32,6 | 22,5 | 25,5 | 63,8 |
| Chemicals and chemical products | 89,7 | 79,5 | 10,3 | 68,3 | 92,6 |
| Rubber and plastic products | 90,2 | 49,7 | 40,5 | 57,3 | 90,2 |
| Other non-metallic mineral products | 96,7 | 52,1 | 44,6 | 72,6 | 96,7 |
| Basic metals | 100,0 | 43,9 | 56,1 | 90,1 | 100,0 |
| Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 70,1 | 24,3 | 45,8 | 44,9 | 73,0 |
| Computer, electronic and optical products | 86,6 | 77,2 | 9,4 | 64,5 | 91,0 |
| Electrical equipment | 90,5 | 81,6 | 8,9 | 57,1 | 90,5 |
| Machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 98,8 | 66,9 | 31,9 | 70,1 | 100,0 |
| Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 100,0 | 62,3 | 37,7 | 52,3 | 100,0 |
| Other transport equipment | 85,7 | 46,6 | 39,1 | 70,3 | 96,1 |
| Furniture | 65,9 | 27,3 | 38,5 | 57,3 | 65,9 |
| Other manufacturing | 92,8 | 63,5 | 29,3 | 58,9 | 92,8 |
| Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 73,6 | 18,0 | 55,5 | 36,1 | 73,6 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 66,4 | 31,5 | 35,0 | 65,4 | 74,6 |
| Water collection, treatment and supply | 52,1 | 10,4 | 41,7 | 52,1 | 62,6 |
| Sewerage, waste treatment | 86,0 | 32,7 | 53,3 | 62,5 | 86,0 |
| Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 56,8 | 21,5 | 35,3 | 33,6 | 62,2 |
| Transportation and storage | 55,3 | 10,0 | 45,3 | 35,0 | 57,7 |
| Postal and courier activities | 62,0 | 41,2 | 20,8 | 41,2 | 62,0 |
| Publishing activities | 69,8 | 27,1 | 42,7 | 46,5 | 76,5 |
| Telecommunications | 100,0 | 74,1 | 25,9 | 93,6 | 100,0 |
| Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | 94,2 | 59,9 | 34,3 | 49,4 | 94,2 |
| Information service activities | 100,0 | 50,6 | 49,4 | 70,4 | 100,0 |
| Financial service activities | 49,6 | 20,4 | 29,1 | 59,0 | 72,5 |
| Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding | 79,8 | 42,0 | 37,8 | 44,3 | 84,2 |
| Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | 50,1 | 22,3 | 27,9 | 5,6 | 50,1 |
| Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | 89,4 | 35,0 | 54,4 | 60,7 | 89,4 |
| All NACE - Total | 76,1 | 39,9 | 36,3 | 50,6 | 79,3 |
| Manufacturing, total | 80,8 | 46,6 | 34,2 | 55,4 | 83,2 |
| Services, total | 70,1 | 31,2 | 38,9 | 44,6 | 74,3 |
Source: Innovation 2008, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Mervi Niemi (09) 1734 3263, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Leena Storgårds
Updated 10.6.2010
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