Appendix table 20. Effects of legislation or regulation on innovation activities 2014–2016, share of enterprises with innovation activity
| Industry/ Legislation or regulation |
Stimulated innovation |
Created no major problems |
Created uncertainty |
Generated an excessive burden |
Lack consistency across the EU |
Not relevant |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| All NACE -Total | ||||||
| Product safety/consumer protection | 6.5 | 36.3 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 41.1 |
| Operational and worker safety | 4.8 | 41.4 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 40.3 |
| Environmental | 6.8 | 38.6 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 41.9 |
| Intellectual property | 4.2 | 41.1 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 41.3 |
| Tax | 0.9 | 41.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 44.4 |
| Employment and social affairs | 1.6 | 40.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 46.7 |
| Data protection | 3.5 | 41.4 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 36.7 |
| Other | 2.2 | 39.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| Manufacturing | ||||||
| Product safety/consumer protection | 9.0 | 40.6 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 32.8 |
| Operational and worker safety | 5.2 | 47.8 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 31.5 |
| Environmental | 8.6 | 43.7 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 29.5 |
| Intellectual property | 4.8 | 44.8 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 37.3 |
| Tax | 1.0 | 48.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 39.6 |
| Employment and social affairs | 1.2 | 46.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 41.4 |
| Data protection | 2.0 | 49.2 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 35.2 |
| Other | 2.5 | 45.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 39.9 |
| Services | ||||||
| Product safety/consumer protection | 4.2 | 32.4 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 48.7 |
| Operational and worker safety | 4.3 | 35.5 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 48.4 |
| Environmental | 5.1 | 33.8 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 53.2 |
| Intellectual property | 3.7 | 37.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 44.9 |
| Tax | 0.9 | 35.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 48.9 |
| Employment and social affairs | 2.0 | 34.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 51.5 |
| Data protection | 4.9 | 34.3 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 38.1 |
| Other | 1.9 | 33.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 51.7 |
Source: Innovation 2016, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Mervi Niemi 029 551 3263, Heidi Pirkola 029 551 3246, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Sami Saarikivi
Updated 12.4.2018
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