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Research and development performed by the business enterprise sector
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| Information and communications technology sector | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| $ millions | |||||
| Total R&D expenditures | 5,826 | 5,924 | 5,864 | 6,062 | 6,216 |
| Current expenditures | 5,493 | 5,512 | 5,468 | 5,711 | 5,509 |
| Wages and salaries | 3,600 | 3,696 | 3,813 | 3,974 | 3,851 |
| Other current expenditures | 1,893 | 1,815 | 1,655 | 1,737 | 1,659 |
| Capital expenditures | 333 | 413 | 396 | 351 | 706 |
| Full-time equivalent | |||||
| Total R&D personnel | 53,791 | 55,492 | 56,906 | .. | .. |
| Professionals | 39,057 | 40,376 | 40,652 | .. | .. |
| Technicians | 10,628 | 10,835 | 11,793 | .. | .. |
| Other support staff | 4,106 | 4,281 | 4,461 | .. | .. |
| .. : not available for a specific period of time. Notes: - Business Enterprise Research and Development refers to research and development activities performed in Canada by the industrial (business enterprise) sector. - The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is comprised of a subset of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes from various industries already included in this series and, therefore, should not be used in any calculations combining industries for totals since this would result in double counting. The industries included in the information and communications technology sector are: 3333,33411,33421,33422,33431,33441,33451,33592,4173,41791,5112,517 to 518,53242,5415 and 8112. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 358-0024 and Catalogue no. 88-202-XIE. Last modified: 2009-10-15. | |||||
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