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Expenditure on innovative activities in the reference year

Technological innovation. Companies and expenditure Catalonia Value
Companies with head offices in Catalonia Companies with technological innovation Total expenditure (thousands of euros) Innovation intensity (%) Companies with establishment in Catalonia Companies with technological innovation Total expenditure (thousands of euros)
2017 3,406 3,586,998 2.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,766,425
2016 3,408 3,209,731 2.1 3,602 3,367,177
2015 3,632 3,260,475 2.2 3,798 3,324,467
2014 3,631 3,020,207 2.3 3,801 3,118,847
2013 3,396 2,946,863 2.2 3,551 3,095,168
2012 3,951 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,311,976
2011 4,305 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,407,529
2010 5,334 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,642,187
2009 7,045 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,494,868
2008 8,184 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,780,644
2007 7,248 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,926,940
2006 6,867 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,539,799
2005 7,158 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,490,488
2004 12,860 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,073,661
2003 6,513 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,916,821
2002 7,225 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,787,332
Source: Idescat, based on data of the Innovation in Companies Survey of INE.
Notes:
Companies with technological innovation in the reference year.
Innovation intensity is the expenditure on innovation with respect to the total turnover of innovative companies.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Technological innovation. Companies and expenditure Spain Value
Companies with technological innovation Total expenditure (thousands of euros) Innovation intensity (%)
2017 16,513 14,821,454 1.8
2016 15,648 13,857,481 1.9
2015 15,736 13,674,177 1.7
2014 15,748 12,959,842 1.8
2013 16,119 13,233,291 1.9
2012 18,077 13,410,348 1.8
2011 20,487 14,755,807 1.9
2010 24,645 16,171,218 2.1
2009 30,014 17,636,624 2.2
2008 36,183 19,918,946 1.9
2007 30,819 18,094,616 1.9
2006 31,460 16,533,416 1.8
2005 29,766 13,635,950 1.7
2004 36,480 12,490,813 1.8
2003 23,721 11,198,505 2.0
2002 24,463 11,089,510 1.8
Source: INE. Innovation in Companies Survey.
Notes:
Companies with technological innovation in the reference year.
Innovation intensity is the expenditure on innovation with respect to the total turnover of innovative companies.

Last update: November 13, 2019.

Methodological note

A product innovation is a new or improved good or service that differs significantly from the company's previous goods or services and has been introduced to the market. The term product refers to both physical and digital goods and services.

A business process innovation is a new or improved business process for one or more business functions that differs significantly from the previous business process of the company and has been implemented in the company.

Information on product or business process innovation refers to those innovations made in the period of the reference year of the Survey or any of the previous two years.

Expenditure on innovative activities is measured for companies with headquarters in Catalonia, regardless of where they have carried out the innovation and for companies with innovative activities carried out in Catalonia, regardless of where their headquarters are located. The amount refers to the expenditure made in the reference year of the Survey.

The innovation intensity measures the relationship between expenditure on innovative activities and business production. It is calculated as the percentage of expenditure on innovation with respect to the total turnover in the reference year.

The Innovation in Companies Survey follows the recommendations of the Oslo Manual, which contains guidelines proposed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In 2018, a methodological change is introduced for the application of the new revision of the Oslo Manual 2018, which, among other things, again modifies the definition of innovative company and causes a break in the time series with respect to the results of previous years.

The population includes agricultural, industrial, construction and service companies with at least 10 salaried employees.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.