20-37    Basic Statistics on National Scientific and Technological Activities
Item	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
						Scientific and Technological Activities
Number of Persons Engaged in Scientific and	288.6	281.4	290.6	322.3	314.1
Technological Activities       (10 000 persons)
Scientists and Engineers	166.8	149.0	159.5	204.6	207.1
Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel	83.1	75.5	82.2	92.2	95.6
(10 000 man-year)
Scientists and Engineers	58.9	48.5	53.1	69.5	74.3
Funding for Scientific and Technological	1181.9	1289.8	1460.6	2346.7	2589.4
Activities  (100 million yuan)
Government Funds	310.0	353.8	473.0	593.4	656.4
Funds Self-raised by Enterprises	527.1	655.1	745.9	1296.4	1458.4
Bank Loans	155.2	171.0	123.0	196.2	190.8
Expenditures for Scientific and Technological	1065.2	1128.5	1284.9	2050.2	2312.5
Activities (100 million yuan)
Labor Expenses	211.5	236.2	270.2	475.8	549.3
Purchases of Fixed Assets	293.4	304.6	357.4	607.3	692.3
Research and Development Expenses	481.5	551.1	678.9	895.7	1042.5
Fundamental Research	27.4	28.9	33.9	46.7	52.2
Applied Research	130.6	124.6	151.5	151.9	175.9
Experimental Development	323.4	397.5	493.5	697.0	814.3
Proportion of Research and Development	0.64	0.69	0.83	1.00	1.09
Expenses to GDP   (%)
Achievements in Scientific and Technological
Research and National Prizes Won
Number of Major Achievements	30566	28584	31060	32858	28376
in Science and Technology
Number of National Invention Prizes Awarded	100	72	69	23	14
Number of National Scientific and	475	471	476	250	191
Technological Progress Prizes Awarded
Transaction Value in Technical	351	436	523	651	783
Market by Region (100 million)
Patent
Total Patent Applications Examined	114208	121989	134239	170682	203573
Creation and Inventions	33669	35960	36694	51747	63204
Utility Models	50129	51397	57492	68815	79722
Designs	30413	34632	40053	50120	60647
Total Patent Applications Certified	50992	67889	100156	105345	114251
Creation and Inventions	3494	4733	7637	12683	16296
Utility Models	27338	33902	56368	54743	54359
Designs	20160	29254	36151	37919	43596