21-39  Basic Statistics on Scientific Research and Development Institution
           
Item 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
           
 Personnel Engaged in S&T Activities(10 000 persons) 41.5 40.6 39.8 45.6 46.2
     Scientists and Engineers 27.1 26.7 26.3 31.9 32.9
  Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel 20.6 20.4 20.3 21.5 23.1
                                                         (10 000 man-year)          
     Scientists and Engineers 15.2 15.5 15.8 16.9 17.7
     Basic Research 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.2
     Applied Research 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.9
     Experimental Development 10.2 9.9 9.5 10.4 11.0
  Funding for S&T Activities           (100 million yuan) 702.7 750.6 789.1 950.4 1020.3
     Government Appropriation Funds 498.0 535.0 596.1 763.4 835.5
     Enterprises' Own Funds   36.3 47.1 49.8 56.2 52.7
     Loans From Finance Institutions 11.9 11.3 9.1 12.7 11.5
 Intramural Expenditures on S&T Activities 620.2 681.3 706.3 829.7 914.8
                                                         (100 million yuan)          
     Service Fees 159.8 169.1 172.2 155.2 175.5
     Operating Expenses 298.6 313.5 393.5 504.2 528.0
     Purchases or Coustruction of Fixed Assets 122.0 138.0 140.5 170.3 211.4
  Expenditure on  R&D                    (100 million yuan) 351.3 399.0 431.7 513.1 567.3
       Basic Research 40.7 46.9 51.7 58.0 67.9
       Applied Research 121.2 141.1 159.1 176.3 196.2
       Experimental Development 189.4 211.0 221.0 278.7 303.2
     Government Appropriation Funds   320.3 344.3 424.7 481.2
     Enterprises' Own Funds     20.8 22.4 17.6 17.3
 Scientific Papers Issued                                (pieces) 91827 97500 104699 109995 118211
  Number of Patents Applications Accepted     (item) 3820 4836 5464 6814 8026
      Inventions 2651 3454 4081 5064 6200
  Number of Patents Applications Granted      (item) 1601 2249 3009 3234 3499
      Inventions 824 1393 1972 2088 2191
           
 
a) The coverage of statistics is the institutions of research institutions and the institutions of science and technology information and literature 
    institutions with independent accounting system at county and higher levels research, but excluding the research institutions which system 
    are transferring.