20-40  Basic Statistics on Higher Education for Scientific and Technological Activities
Item	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Personnel Engaged in S&T Activities (10 000 persons)	41.1	43.7	47.1	50.9	54.2
Scientists and Engineers	40.4	36.4	39.5	42.9	46.0
R&D Institutions                                                  (unit)	3145	3681	3936	4154	4502
Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel	18.9	21.2	22.7	24.2	25.4
(10 000 man-year)
Scientists and Engineers	18.6	20.6	22.2	23.7	24.8
Basic Research	5.8	7.5	7.8	9.0	9.4
Applied Research	10	10.4	11.1	11.3	12.0
Experimental Development	3.1	3.3	3.9	3.9	4.0
Funding for S&T Activities              (100 million yuan)	307.8	391.6	460.9	528.0	612.7
Government Appropriation Funds	164.8	210.6	251.5	287.8	345.4
Self-raised  Funds  by Enterprises	112.6	148.6	172.9	197.4	219.2
Loans From Finance Institutions	1.5	1.3	0.3	0.1
Intramural Expenditures on S&T Activities	253.9	318.2	387.5	440.9	489.1
(100 million yuan)
Service Fees	49.1	58.3	71.5	78.9	87.0
Purchases or Construction of Fixed Assets	45.1	81.4	93.9	113.0	115.0
Expenditure on  R&D                       (100 million yuan)	162.3	200.9	242.3	276.8	314.7
Basic Research	32.9	47.9	56.7	71.4	86.8
Applied Research	89.7	108.8	125.0	137.3	161.8
Experimental Development	39.7	44.2	60.6	68.2	66.1
Government Appropriation Funds		108.8	133.1	151.5	177.7
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises		74.5	88.9	101.2	110.3
Scientific Papers Issued                                 (pieces)	612738	668520	728082	830948	905985
Number of Patents Applications Accepted     (item)	10770	14888	20094	24490	29860
Inventions	7852	10622	14673	18059	21864
Number of Patents Application Granted       (item)	3954	6399	8843	12043	14111
Inventions	2042	3562	4715	6650	8251