20-39  Basic Statistics on Scientific Research and Development Institution
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Personnel Engaged in S&T Activities(10 000 persons)	39.8	45.6	46.2	47.8	48.8
Scientists and Engineers	26.3	31.9	32.9	35.6	37.3
Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel	20.3	21.5	23.1	25.5	26.0
(10 000 man-year)
Scientists and Engineers	15.8	16.9	17.7	19.8	20.4
Basic Research	2.7	2.8	3.2	3.6	3.8
Applied Research	8.1	8.3	8.9	9.3	9.7
Experimental Development	9.5	10.4	11.0	12.6	12.5
Funding for S&T Activities            (100 million yuan)	789.1	950.4	1020.3	1264.4	1396.9
Government Appropriation Funds	596.1	763.4	835.5	1041.7	1156.6
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	49.8	56.2	52.7	54.3	41.6
Loans from Finance Institutions	9.1	12.7	11.5	10.2	4.7
Intramural Expenditure on S&T Activities	706.3	829.7	914.8	1095.0	1239.9
(100 million yuan)
Service Fees	172.2	155.2	175.5	212.7	238.2
Operating Expenses	393.5	504.2	528.0	641.9	716.7
Purchases or Construction of Fixed Assets	140.5	170.3	211.4	240.4	285.0
Expenditure on R&D                     (100 million yuan)	431.7	513.1	567.3	687.9	811.2
Basic Research	51.7	58.0	67.9	74.7	92.7
Applied Research	159.1	176.3	196.2	227.1	271.3
Experimental Development	221.0	278.7	303.2	386.1	447.2
Government Appropriation Funds	344.3	424.7	481.2	592.9	699.7
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	22.4	17.6	17.3	26.2	28.2
Scientific Papers Issued                                      (piece)	104699	109995	118211	126527	132072
Number of Patents Applications Accepted      (piece)	5464	6814	8026	9802	12536
Inventions	4081	5064	6200	7782	9864
Number of Patents Applications Granted       (piece)	3009	3234	3499	4196	5048
Inventions	1972	2088	2191	2587	3102
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.