TABLE 127. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and
company size classification: 2008–10
(Percent)
Product
Industry
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and
filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural
chemical
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet
preparation
Paint, coating, adhesive, and other
chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Agricultural implement
Semiconductor machinery
Engine, turbine, and power transmission
equipment
Other machinery
Computer and electronic products
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic
components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical,
and control instruments
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and
irradiation apparatus
NAICS code
Companiesa
(number)
21–23, 31–33,
42–81 1,231,009
31–33
109,091
311
8,339
312
1,264
313–316
4,745
321
4,815
322
1,673
323
9,348
324
306
325
5,096
3251
719
Companies that
introduced a new
or significantly
improved product
or process
Yes
No
Companies that
introduced new or
significantly
improved goods or
services
Yes
No
Process
New goods
Yes No
New services
Yes No
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
improved process
Yes
No
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
14.9
30.6
34.3
32.5
27.7
16.6
20.2
25.6
36.3
47.1
37.3
83.3
68.0
65.0
67.4
70.2
82.3
78.6
71.6
63.0
51.2
61.1
10.2
23.3
24.5
20.5
23.2
9.2
11.5
16.1
33.7
40.6
31.4
87.0
74.0
74.4
79.4
73.4
87.4
83.8
78.9
65.6
56.7
65.6
5.5
20.2
23.6
20.5
22.3
5.9
10.3
7.3
32.1
35.0
29.5
91.9
77.3
75.4
79.4
75.5
91.6
84.8
88.9
67.2
62.5
67.5
7.8
10.2
5.7
9.9
8.9
6.3
3.7
13.7
19.0
17.6
8.0
89.4
86.3
91.1
85.9
86.9
90.3
91.3
81.4
79.2
78.7
88.5
10.4
21.1
21.2
22.5
16.1
11.4
14.9
21.0
29.6
28.9
26.3
86.6
76.7
77.6
76.6
80.2
86.1
83.7
75.7
69.5
69.0
71.6
4.1
16.1
14.9
11.1
11.2
9.2
11.0
16.2
22.9
21.5
22.4
93.2
81.7
83.9
88.6
85.0
88.3
87.6
80.5
76.1
76.4
75.5
3.7
5.8
3.7
8.7
7.0
2.6
2.7
3.6
11.0
7.7
5.2
93.4
91.7
92.0
90.3
89.0
94.8
96.0
92.5
88.3
90.1
93.0
New support
activities
Yes No
8.2
12.5
14.3
16.2
10.8
4.5
7.4
8.6
11.7
16.2
12.6
89.0
85.2
84.5
83.6
85.3
93.0
91.3
86.9
87.7
81.6
85.6
3252
486
22.3
72.4
18.2
76.1
18.2
76.1
5.0
88.7
14.1
80.4
12.3
82.2
4.2
90.3
9.6 85.0
3253
3254
171
1,681
51.3
56.3
46.9
42.0
16.2
49.4
82.0
48.8
15.0
33.9
83.2
64.1
10.5
27.8
87.7
70.4
48.4
30.1
49.8
68.1
44.2
22.7
53.5
75.5
7.4
9.4
90.8
88.7
13.3 84.9
15.0 83.2
3256
729
51.1
47.2
46.0
48.3
45.5
50.4
21.8
69.8
30.5
67.1
23.8
73.8
12.7
84.8
21.7 75.9
3255, 3259
1,310
5,210
4,521
1,860
23,708
10,731
548
101
46.9
33.7
24.8
23.3
21.8
36.3
49.3
69.8
52.6
65.7
73.5
76.4
77.2
62.3
50.1
28.2
42.8
25.8
18.0
12.7
13.6
30.4
46.8
67.8
56.2
72.8
79.1
86.1
84.6
66.4
51.4
30.2
42.5
22.9
16.4
9.3
10.9
28.5
45.4
62.9
56.6
75.7
81.1
89.5
87.3
68.4
53.8
34.2
13.1
12.9
7.3
6.2
7.9
10.3
20.6
20.8
84.0
85.2
89.2
92.7
89.9
85.5
76.3
61.7
30.7
28.7
14.6
21.3
17.5
24.0
19.6
48.6
68.1
70.2
82.6
78.3
80.9
73.5
79.3
47.4
18.6
22.5
11.8
16.9
14.0
18.8
15.5
43.2
80.2
76.3
86.4
82.8
84.2
78.0
83.3
52.8
5.3
8.9
4.7
3.2
5.4
7.0
7.2
7.9
93.3
89.9
93.3
96.2
93.2
89.6
92.0
88.1
19.6
17.8
8.3
10.1
11.5
14.5
13.0
20.3
79.0
81.0
89.2
89.5
86.9
82.6
85.8
75.8
other 333
334
3342
611
9,471
5,524
607
44.9
34.7
50.9
56.2
54.0
63.9
48.2
42.5
41.2
28.4
47.6
55.2
56.4
68.3
50.2
43.5
40.4
26.4
44.7
55.0
58.2
70.3
53.1
43.7
14.3
9.3
18.5
21.8
82.5
86.4
77.4
70.9
37.0
23.1
29.3
21.1
60.7
74.3
69.1
77.6
19.3
18.7
20.9
16.2
78.5
78.0
77.7
82.5
12.5
6.6
12.5
9.8
85.3
89.7
85.8
88.8
32.7
13.4
19.3
16.6
65.1
83.6
79.1
81.9
3344
1,828
44.4
54.3
39.2
56.8
36.8
59.2
14.6
79.2
28.9
69.3
19.0
79.4
11.5
86.0
18.1 80.0
3345
334510,
334517
1,898
56.0
43.2
52.8
45.6
50.8
47.6
16.8
80.9
29.9
68.2
24.4
74.1
7.5
91.1
16.3 81.9
250
56.7
42.5
53.7
45.5
53.7
45.5
12.4
86.8
28.8
69.8
26.0
72.6
10.3
88.2
25.9 72.6
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
TABLE 127. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and
company size classification: 2008–10
(Percent)
Product
Industry
Search, detection, navigation,
guidance, aeronautical, and nautical
system and instruments
Other measuring and controlling
instruments
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and
components
Transportation equipment
Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft
parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and
related parts
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank
components
Other transportation
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Electronic shopping and electronic
auctions
Other retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and
directory publishers
Software publishers
Companies that
introduced a new
or significantly
improved product
or process
Yes
No
Companies that
introduced new or
significantly
improved goods or
services
Yes
No
Process
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
improved process
Yes
No
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
NAICS code
Companiesa
(number)
334511
251
80.0
18.4
79.2
19.2
68.1
30.3
23.0
75.4
45.4
52.6
41.8
56.2
8.5
89.5
14.2 83.8
other 3345
1,396
1,191
51.6
49.8
47.8
49.6
47.9
48.4
50.3
50.9
47.2
41.9
51.0
57.4
16.5
25.7
80.8
72.4
27.3
33.0
70.8
66.1
21.0
20.7
77.6
78.3
6.8
23.6
91.9
75.6
15.0 83.2
27.1 71.9
2,695
4,049
2,554
663
52.9
41.2
38.8
63.9
44.6
56.9
59.8
31.9
47.3
36.3
35.0
53.1
49.4
61.0
63.3
39.8
47.0
32.5
32.4
42.7
50.1
64.5
66.0
50.2
17.9
15.2
11.3
34.7
77.2
80.3
84.3
58.0
32.5
28.0
24.1
52.3
64.4
68.0
72.1
43.5
23.9
22.4
19.1
43.8
73.5
74.1
77.8
52.0
5.8
4.3
3.6
5.7
91.0
92.5
93.3
90.1
19.0
18.0
15.6
36.6
530
56.9
38.2
43.9
47.5
30.9
60.5
23.2
68.1
43.9
51.2
34.3
60.9
D
88.4
24.9 70.3
133
91.7
6.8
89.5
9.0
89.5
9.0
80.4
18.1
85.6
12.9
81.9
16.6
D
97.0
83.4 15.1
12
820
5,630
9,577
3,658
5,919
63.4
30.2
18.4
35.9
38.7
34.1
36.6
68.4
80.7
61.8
59.5
63.1
46.9
26.4
14.3
27.2
30.5
25.2
53.1
70.7
83.7
68.2
66.3
69.4
46.9
24.4
11.5
24.0
27.5
21.8
53.1
71.8
87.4
70.9
69.4
71.9
D
D
6.1
9.3
9.0
9.4
91.7
85.9
91.1
85.8
87.3
85.0
41.3
20.5
13.4
23.0
22.4
23.4
58.7
75.2
84.8
73.5
75.2
72.5
33.0
15.4
11.5
17.2
17.8
16.8
58.7
80.8
87.6
80.0
80.4
79.8
24.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.3
5.5
75.2
92.2
93.9
91.1
92.7
90.2
24.8
10.4
7.0
12.7
11.2
13.7
67.0
86.4
91.2
84.1
86.2
82.8
21–23, 42–81 1,121,918
21
5,873
22
925
23
127,079
42
82,806
44, 45
154,845
454111,
454112
2,368
other 44, 45
152,477
48, 49
35,331
51
17,252
511
7,217
13.3
9.6
11.8
8.5
17.4
11.9
84.8
87.8
87.5
90.0
80.9
84.8
9.0
5.7
5.2
5.4
10.6
6.7
88.3
91.8
94.2
92.2
86.3
89.1
4.1
2.7
1.4
2.3
8.2
4.4
93.4
94.8
96.3
95.8
89.4
91.7
7.6
4.8
4.4
4.5
6.4
5.2
89.7
92.6
94.8
93.2
89.8
90.6
9.4
7.6
9.3
6.5
12.4
9.0
87.6
89.1
88.4
90.9
85.2
86.5
3.0
5.5
1.3
3.3
3.6
2.2
94.3
91.3
96.4
94.9
94.3
93.6
3.5
1.5
2.1
2.0
5.5
3.3
93.6
95.2
95.6
95.6
92.3
92.4
7.8
3.7
8.7
4.6
9.6
7.5
89.4
93.0
89.0
93.4
88.0
88.1
27.2
11.7
15.4
30.6
35.2
70.1
85.0
83.2
67.4
63.0
14.8
6.6
8.9
24.5
29.9
80.7
89.2
89.0
72.8
68.2
8.6
4.3
0.8
13.9
22.8
87.9
91.8
97.8
83.2
75.2
9.7
5.1
8.9
19.3
19.3
85.8
90.7
89.0
77.3
78.0
21.9
8.8
13.9
18.5
18.4
75.4
86.7
83.9
79.0
78.9
5.3
2.1
3.0
6.6
7.0
90.9
93.7
95.6
90.6
90.4
9.8
3.2
8.7
9.6
7.9
85.9
92.5
89.2
87.6
89.6
18.7
7.3
10.8
13.4
12.6
78.7
88.3
87.1
84.2
85.0
20.3
71.3
77.6
27.7
13.6
69.3
84.2
29.6
7.0
60.9
90.7
37.6
10.9
39.7
86.1
58.5
14.0
29.1
82.7
69.7
5.8
9.8
91.0
88.9
5.1
14.7
92.0
83.7
9.5 87.7
20.2 78.3
other 334
335
336
3361–3363
3364
336411–
336413
336414,
336415,
336419
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
5111
5112
5,109
2,108
New goods
Yes No
New services
Yes No
New support
activities
Yes No
78.3
78.2
80.5
59.2
TABLE 127. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and
company size classification: 2008–10
(Percent)
Product
Industry
Telecommunications
Data processing, hosting, and related
services
Other information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical
services
Architectural, engineering, and related
services
Computer systems design and related
services
Scientific R&D services
Biotechnology R&D
Physical, engineering, and life
sciences (except biotechnology)
R&D
Social sciences and humanities R&D
Other professional, scientific, and
technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
All companies (number of employees)
Small companies (number of employees)b
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–9
10–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
Medium and large companies (number of
employees)
500–999
1,000–4,999
Companies that
introduced a new
or significantly
improved product
or process
Yes
No
Companies that
introduced new or
significantly
improved goods or
services
Yes
No
Process
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
improved process
Yes
No
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
NAICS code
Companiesa
(number)
517
2,218
27.4
70.3
15.2
80.1
5.3
92.3
12.6
80.4
16.8
80.9
0.9
96.8
10.4
87.3
518
other 51
52
53
1,949
5,868
43,136
35,945
43.1
22.1
14.0
9.5
55.4
75.7
84.2
89.1
38.1
16.9
9.4
6.3
60.4
79.9
87.6
90.9
18.7
4.8
2.6
2.1
78.5
91.1
95.0
96.5
36.3
16.1
8.8
4.9
62.2
80.2
88.2
91.6
27.5
16.3
10.9
6.0
70.8
81.1
86.2
91.9
10.4
6.9
1.2
0.0
88.0
89.4
96.4
97.9
15.0
9.6
4.5
1.4
83.4
86.8
92.6
96.5
24.6
13.1
8.7
6.0
54
135,556
19.9
79.2
14.6
83.5
6.4
91.1
12.7
85.4
13.1
85.2
4.0
94.8
4.1
94.5
11.4 87.2
5413
23,099
22.6
76.5
16.9
81.0
8.5
88.9
14.2
83.6
13.7
83.3
5.2
92.5
3.1
94.6
11.4 86.0
5415
16,546
2,196
679
45.0
39.4
42.8
53.9
58.6
56.4
39.7
33.5
34.2
58.4
63.1
64.4
22.9
27.3
27.1
74.7
69.3
71.6
32.7
16.6
23.7
65.7
79.9
74.6
28.1
24.3
29.7
70.5
72.2
69.2
9.5
17.3
21.7
89.1
78.5
75.7
12.2
9.3
11.0
86.5
85.9
86.4
23.2 75.0
15.3 80.6
17.0 81.9
1,361
156
38.8
30.4
58.4
69.0
34.0
26.3
61.4
72.4
29.4
10.0
66.1
88.1
13.0
17.6
82.4
81.1
22.4
17.6
72.6
81.7
D
D
77.7
98.1
8.0
14.2
85.8
85.1
15.2 78.9
9.3 90.0
93,715
158,498
14.3
15.4
84.9
82.8
9.1
10.4
89.0
87.2
2.5
3.0
95.1
94.6
8.7
9.8
89.5
87.7
10.1
11.2
88.5
85.1
2.5
3.1
96.7
92.9
2.8
3.8
96.1
92.5
9.2 89.8
10.2 86.2
324,673
10.3
87.7
7.5
90.0
3.3
94.0
6.5
91.1
6.8
90.0
2.9
94.4
2.5
94.3
5.5 91.5
– 1,231,009
14.9
83.3
10.2
87.0
5.5
91.9
7.8
89.4
10.4
86.6
4.1
93.2
3.7
93.4
8.2 89.0
– 1,221,832
– 1,169,111
– 1,092,859
–
487,889
–
445,712
–
159,259
–
76,253
–
40,254
–
12,467
14.8
14.4
14.1
12.0
15.5
16.8
19.0
21.7
24.0
83.4
83.8
84.1
85.9
82.9
81.7
79.6
76.0
73.6
10.2
9.9
9.7
8.3
10.3
12.2
13.0
14.5
20.0
87.1
87.4
87.5
88.7
87.0
85.5
84.9
83.0
77.3
5.4
5.3
5.1
4.3
5.5
6.2
8.4
7.9
11.7
92.0
92.2
92.3
92.9
92.1
91.4
89.6
89.6
85.2
7.8
7.7
7.7
6.8
8.0
9.2
7.8
9.8
11.7
89.4
89.5
89.5
90.2
89.1
88.3
90.0
87.5
85.5
10.4
10.1
9.9
7.9
11.3
12.0
13.1
16.9
15.6
86.7
87.0
87.1
88.6
86.1
85.5
84.6
79.3
81.8
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.0
4.4
4.9
5.9
6.0
8.8
93.3
93.4
93.5
93.9
93.3
92.9
92.1
89.5
88.6
3.7
3.6
3.5
2.8
4.0
4.4
4.3
5.9
6.0
93.4
93.6
93.5
93.8
93.4
93.0
93.7
90.3
91.3
8.1
7.9
7.8
6.5
8.8
9.0
9.2
13.9
12.4
–
–
26.8
22.6
71.3
74.6
21.3
17.6
75.4
79.4
10.7
13.9
87.1
83.1
14.4
9.4
82.2
87.5
16.7
18.0
80.0
77.6
9.4
11.0
88.5
85.9
4.8
9.7
92.9
85.9
12.2 84.5
13.5 83.3
5417
541711
541712
541720
other 54
621–623
55, 56, 624, 71,
72, 81
4,322
3,920
New goods
Yes No
New services
Yes No
New support
activities
Yes No
7.2 90.5
73.8
84.3
88.4
91.9
89.1
89.3
89.4
90.3
88.6
88.7
88.4
82.4
85.0
TABLE 127. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and
company size classification: 2008–10
(Percent)
Product
Industry
NAICS code
Companiesa
(number)
5,000–9,999
–
444
10,000–24,999
–
294
25,000 or more
–
198
D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies.
a
b
Companies that
introduced a new
or significantly
improved product
or process
Yes
No
43.1
32.9
40.9
52.4
60.6
53.5
Companies that
introduced new or
significantly
improved goods or
services
Yes
No
26.9
29.5
35.9
68.2
64.0
57.1
Process
New goods
Yes No
24.2
27.2
30.8
70.9
66.4
62.1
New services
Yes No
14.7
17.6
26.8
80.3
75.6
66.2
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
improved process
Yes
No
38.4
26.5
35.4
56.9
66.7
59.1
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
19.4
19.7
24.7
75.9
73.1
69.7
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
15.6
17.3
23.7
79.7
75.5
70.2
New support
activities
Yes No
33.0 62.3
21.8 71.1
30.3 63.6
Weighted totals for companies that reported to survey, whether they did or did not perform or fund R&D.
Upper bound based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of small business; Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) does not include companies with fewer than five domestic employees.
NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Industry classification based on dominant business code for domestic R&D performance where available. For companies that did not report business codes, classification
used for sampling was assigned.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Business R&D and Innovation Survey, 2010.