Australia Yearbook - 2001

852 Year Book Australia 2001
25.6 BUSINESSES, R&D Resources by Industry of Business
1996–97
1997–98
Businesses Expenditure on R&D Effort on R&D
1998–99
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1996–97
’000
person
years
1997–98
’000
person
years
1998–99
’000
person
years
Industry of business
no. no. no. $m $m $m
Mining (including
services to mining) 108 105 101 562 534 478 1.1 0.9 1.0
Manufacturing
Food, beverage and
tobacco 170 147 145 231 180 206 1.3 1.0 1.1
Textile, clothing,
footwear and
leather 66 55 54 21 22 19 0.2 0.2 0.2
Wood and paper
product 40 37 31 191 117 89 0.3 0.3 0.2
Printing, publishing
and recorded
media 39 39 40 17 19 26 0.2 0.2 0.2
Petroleum, coal,
chemical and
associated
product 343 309 306 309 314 340 2.4 2.3 2.2
Non-metallic
mineral product 77 61 58 66 72 54 0.5 0.5 0.4
Metal product 205 179 171 361 331 269 1.6 1.3 1.1
Motor vehicle and
part and other
transport
equipment 127 122 123 401 436 372 2.7 2.7 2.7
Photographic and
scientific
equipment 100 95 94 91 93 102 0.9 0.9 0.9
Electronic and
electrical
equipment and
appliance 360 327 324 362 398 378 2.9 2.8 2.8
Industrial machinery
and equipment 283 245 223 144 124 110 1.3 1.2 1.0
Other manufacturing 78 73 75 46 36 18 0.2 0.2 0.2
Total manufacturing 1 888 1 689 1 644 2 240 2 142 1 983 14.4 13.5 13.1
Other industries
Wholesale and retail
trade 365 341 304 342 325 345 2.7 2.5 2.4
Finance and
insurance 46 39 30 96 85 44 1.1 0.4 0.4
Property and
business services 742 757 772 650 665 631 5.3 5.1 5.3
Scientific research 94 97 147 147 164 179 1.0 1.1 1.3
Other n.e.c. 179 178 179 210 289 331 1.0 0.9 0.9
Total other industries 1 426 1 412 1 432 1 445 1 527 1 531 11.1 10.1 10.1
Total all industries 3 422 3 206 3 177 4 247 4 203 3 992 26.5 24.5 24.2
Source: Research and Experimental Development, Business Enterprises, Australia (8104.0).