20-39  Basic Statistics on Scientific Research and Development Institution
Item	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Personnel Engaged in S&T Activities(10 000 persons)	40.6	39.8	45.6	46.2	47.8
Scientists and Engineers	26.7	26.3	31.9	32.9	35.6
Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel	20.4	20.3	21.5	23.1	25.5
(10 000 man-year)
Scientists and Engineers	15.5	15.8	16.9	17.7	19.8
Basic Research	2.6	2.7	2.8	3.2	3.6
Applied Research	7.9	8.1	8.3	8.9	9.3
Experimental Development	9.9	9.5	10.4	11.0	12.6
Funding for S&T Activities           (100 million yuan)	750.6	789.1	950.4	1020.3	1264.4
Government Appropriation Funds	535.0	596.1	763.4	835.5	1041.7
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	47.1	49.8	56.2	52.7	54.3
Loans From Finance Institutions	11.3	9.1	12.7	11.5	10.2
Intramural Expenditures on S&T Activities	681.3	706.3	829.7	914.8	1095.0
(100 million yuan)
Service Fees	169.1	172.2	155.2	175.5	212.7
Operating Expenses	313.5	393.5	504.2	528.0	641.9
Purchases or Construction of Fixed Assets	138.0	140.5	170.3	211.4	240.4
Expenditure on  R&D                    (100 million yuan)	399.0	431.7	513.1	567.3	687.9
Basic Research	46.9	51.7	58.0	67.9	74.7
Applied Research	141.1	159.1	176.3	196.2	227.1
Experimental Development	211.0	221.0	278.7	303.2	386.1
Government Appropriation Funds	320.3	344.3	424.7	481.2	592.9
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	20.8	22.4	17.6	17.3	26.2
Scientific Papers Issued                                (pieces)	97500	104699	109995	118211	126527
Number of Patents Applications Accepted     (item)	4836	5464	6814	8026	9802
Inventions	3454	4081	5064	6200	7782
Number of Patents Applications Granted      (item)	2249	3009	3234	3499	4196
Inventions	1393	1972	2088	2191	2587
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.