20-40  Basic Statistics on Higher Education for Scientific and Technological Activities
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Personnel Engaged in S&T Activities (10 000 persons)	43.7	47.1	50.9	54.2	58.0
Scientists and Engineers	36.4	39.5	42.9	46.0	49.2
R&D Institutions                                                  (unit)	3681	3936	4154	4502	5159
Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel	21.2	22.7	24.2	25.4	26.6
(10 000 man-year)
Scientists and Engineers	20.6	22.2	23.7	24.8	26.1
Basic Research	7.5	7.8	9.0	9.4	10.9
Applied Research	10.4	11.1	11.3	12.0	13.7
Experimental Development	3.3	3.9	3.9	4.0	2.0
Funding for S&T Activities              (100 million yuan)	391.6	460.9	528.0	612.7	732.7
Government Appropriation Funds	210.6	251.5	287.8	345.4	424.1
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	148.6	172.9	197.4	219.2	256.9
Loans from Finance Institutions	1.3	0.3	0.1		0.3
Intramural Expenditure on S&T Activities	318.2	387.5	440.9	489.1	593.0
(100 million yuan)
Service Fees	58.3	71.5	78.9	87.0	103.4
Purchases or Construction of Fixed Assets	81.4	93.9	113.0	115.0	142.1
Expenditure on R&D                        (100 million yuan)	200.9	242.3	276.8	314.7	390.1
Basic Research	47.9	56.7	71.4	86.8	114.8
Applied Research	108.8	125.0	137.3	161.8	208.9
Experimental Development	44.2	60.6	68.2	66.1	66.4
Government Appropriation Funds	108.8	133.1	151.5	177.7	225.5
Self-raised Funds by Enterprises	74.5	88.9	101.2	110.3	134.9
Scientific Papers Issued                                      (piece)	668520	728082	830948	905985	964877
Number of Patents Application Accepted        (piece)	14888	20094	24490	29860	40610
Inventions	10622	14673	18059	21864	29337
Number of Patents Application Granted         (piece)	6399	8843	12043	14111	19248
Inventions	3562	4715	6650	8251	10216