| 20-43 Basic Statistics on R&D Activities of Large and Medium-sized Industrial Enterprises by Industrial Sector (2007) | ||||
| Sector | Full-time | Expenditure | Patent | Owning |
| Equivalent | on R&D | Applications | Inventive | |
| of R&D | Accepted | Patents | ||
| Persinnel | (10 000 | (item) | (item) | |
| (man-year) | yuan) | |||
| Total | 857650 | 21124561 | 36074 | 43652 |
| Mining and Washing of Coal | 36051 | 477496 | 113 | 208 |
| Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 26335 | 271760 | 217 | 503 |
| Mining of Ferrous Metal Ores | 528 | 13013 | 11 | 38 |
| Mining of Non-ferrous Metal Ores | 1842 | 39194 | 37 | 54 |
| Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores | 1591 | 20846 | 31 | 35 |
| Processing of Food from Agricultural Products | 8212 | 204907 | 111 | 220 |
| Manufacture of Foods | 6260 | 159083 | 296 | 325 |
| Manufacture of Beverage | 9535 | 266493 | 115 | 447 |
| Manufacture of Tobacco | 3265 | 87081 | 123 | 153 |
| Manufacture of Textile | 20408 | 433510 | 394 | 560 |
| Manufacture of Textile Wearing Apparel, | 4996 | 96603 | 56 | 252 |
| Footware, and Caps | ||||
| Manufacture of Leather, Fur, Feather & Its Products | 3513 | 46033 | 47 | 169 |
| Processing of Timbers, Manufacture of Wood, | 2531 | 51686 | 43 | 242 |
| Bamboo, Rattan, Palm, and Straw Products | ||||
| Manufacture of Furniture | 1187 | 37415 | 41 | 277 |
| Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products | 5626 | 170425 | 82 | 120 |
| Printing, Reproduction of Recording Media | 2309 | 50287 | 54 | 115 |
| Manufacture of Articles for Culture, Education | 3234 | 39106 | 141 | 371 |
| and Sport Activities | ||||
| Processing of Petroleum, Coking, Processing | 8130 | 195286 | 154 | 950 |
| of Nuclear Fuel | ||||
| Manufacture of Chemical Raw Material and | 54725 | 1411622 | 1350 | 2561 |
| Chemical Products | ||||
| Manufacture of Medicines | 30778 | 658836 | 1483 | 2482 |
| Manufacture of Chemical Fiber | 7276 | 268027 | 230 | 274 |
| Manufacture of Rubber | 7089 | 280685 | 113 | 237 |
| Manufacture of Plastic | 10350 | 138757 | 167 | 357 |
| Manufacture of Nonmetallic Mineral Products | 15369 | 295624 | 429 | 3727 |
| Manufacture and Processing of Ferrous Metals | 49075 | 2198162 | 1133 | 1747 |
| Manufacture & Processing of Non-ferrous Metals | 22891 | 668903 | 585 | 1097 |
| Manufacture of Metal Products | 12515 | 319334 | 418 | 1092 |
| Manufacture of General Purpose Machinery | 59700 | 1375979 | 1382 | 2173 |
| Manufacture of Special Purpose Machinery | 51296 | 1093874 | 1578 | 1613 |
| Manufacture of Transport Equipment | 112912 | 3012684 | 1822 | 1816 |
| Manufacture of Electrical Machinery & Equipment | 70910 | 2138015 | 3022 | 8196 |
| Manufacture of Communication Equipment, | 170923 | 4041328 | 19447 | 9709 |
| Computer and Other Electronic Equipment | ||||
| Manufacture of Measuring Instrument and | 17859 | 290926 | 460 | 784 |
| Machinery for Cultural Activity & Office Work | ||||
| Manufacture of Artwork, Other Manufacture | 4696 | 64973 | 203 | 389 |
| Production and Supply of Electric Power and Heat Power | 12760 | 197927 | 178 | 323 |
| Production and Distribution of Gas | 204 | 1676 | 2 | 12 |
| Production and Distribution of Water | 765 | 7007 | 6 | 24 |