20-38  Basic Statistics on Scientific and Technological Activities
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Personnel Engaged in S&T Activities       (10 000 persons)	348.1	381.5	413.2	454.4	496.7
Scientists and Engineers	225.2	256.1	279.8	312.9	343.5
Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel	115.3	136.5	150.2	173.6	196.5
(10 000 man-year)
Scientists and Engineers	92.6	111.9	122.4	142.3	159.2
Funding for S&T Activities                     (100 million yuan)	4328.3	5250.8	6196.7	7695.2	9123.8
Government Funds	985.5	1213.1	1367.8	1703.6	1902.0
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	2771.2	3440.3	4106.9	5189.5	6370.5
Loans from Finance Institutions	265.0	276.8	374.3	384.3	405.2
Internal Expenditures on S&T Activities	4004.4	4836.2	5757.3	7098.9	8510.6
(100 million yuan)
Service Fees	968.8	1032.5	1210.6	1506.9	1837.4
Purchases or Construction of Fixed Assets	1192.0	1427.9	1777.5	2186.6	2626.5
Expenditure on R&D                               (100 million yuan)	1966.3	2450.0	3003.1	3710.2	4616.0
Basic Research	117.2	131.2	155.8	174.5	220.8
Applied Research	400.5	433.5	489.0	492.9	575.2
Experimental Development	1448.7	1885.3	2358.4	3042.8	3820.0
Government Funds	523.6	645.4	742.1	913.5	1088.9
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	1291.3	1642.5	2073.7	2611.0	3311.5
Proportion of Expenditure on R&D to GDP                   (%)	1.23	1.33	1.42	1.44	1.54
Achievements in S&T and National Prizes Won        (item)
Number of Major Achievements in Science and Technology	31720	32359	33644	34170	35971
Number of National Invention Prizes Awarded	28	40	56	51	55
Number of National Scientific and Technological Progress	244	236	241	255	254
Prizes Awarded
Total Value of Export and Import of High-tech Products	3267	4160	5288	6348	7576
(100 million yuan)
Export	1654	2182	2815	3478	4156
Import	1613	1977	2473	2870	3420
Transaction Value in Technical Market (100 million yuan)	1334	1551	1818	2227	2665
Number of Patents Application Accepted                 (piece)	353807	476264	573178	693917	828328
Inventions	130133	173327	210490	245161	289838
Number of Patents Application Granted                  (piece)	190238	214003	268002	351782	411982
Inventions	49360	53305	57786	67948	93706