TABLE 83. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that reported new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and company size
classification: 2007–09
(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 implements
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
Companies
Companies
that introduced new
that introduced a
or significantly
new or significantly
Compan- improved product or improved goods or
process
services
iesa
NAICS code (number)
Yes
No
Yes
No
21–23, 31–33,
42–81 1,350,374
31–33 115,854
311
8,912
312
1,388
313–316
4,839
321
5,844
322
1,477
323
10,017
324
540
325
5,159
3251
1,080
Process
New goods
Yes
No
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
New services improved process
Yes
No
Yes
No
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
New support
activities
Yes
No
16.3
30.3
26.3
30.0
22.1
15.1
25.5
29.9
26.4
45.1
34.4
80.3
66.5
72.6
69.1
74.9
82.7
73.4
67.4
71.9
52.8
65.1
11.7
22.4
19.3
21.9
18.9
9.0
16.2
20.7
13.4
36.2
31.3
85.7
74.7
79.6
77.8
78.4
90.2
83.1
76.2
84.8
62.0
68.2
5.8
18.9
17.4
21.1
17.2
7.8
12.0
11.8
12.6
33.1
29.4
91.7
78.4
82.0
78.5
80.1
91.4
87.3
85.1
85.5
65.4
70.2
9.1
10.3
5.5
8.0
7.2
4.3
7.4
18.0
3.6
13.1
11.4
88.3
86.5
92.6
91.7
89.6
94.2
91.4
78.9
93.1
84.4
88.1
11.9
23.0
17.3
23.0
13.4
12.9
22.7
24.8
19.9
30.3
23.8
84.7
73.5
81.1
76.2
83.1
84.6
76.2
71.7
78.1
66.9
75.6
4.4
17.8
11.3
18.2
10.3
10.2
14.8
19.4
17.6
24.6
21.4
92.7
78.9
87.1
81.4
86.6
87.9
84.5
77.1
78.9
73.3
78.1
4.1
5.8
5.0
14.2
5.4
4.0
6.2
5.7
5.1
8.3
10.3
93.0
90.9
93.6
85.0
90.9
94.9
93.1
90.6
91.1
88.1
89.1
9.3
13.3
11.5
14.4
9.1
5.7
10.9
12.4
8.2
21.5
17.6
87.7
83.4
87.1
85.2
86.9
92.9
88.0
84.0
89.9
76.0
81.9
3252
269
51.1
47.8
46.4
52.5
45.2
53.7
15.2
81.6
34.1
64.8
28.6
70.3
13.0
83.4
17.6
79.1
3253
3254
219
975
34.9
36.3
57.0
60.1
31.3
31.0
62.6
65.5
28.2
30.7
69.1
65.8
12.5
6.7
81.4
89.6
25.1
27.1
66.8
68.9
20.9
16.7
76.4
79.5
10.5
7.4
83.4
88.7
13.3
18.1
82.0
78.2
3256
795
45.3
52.6
37.7
61.0
34.7
64.6
18.8
79.6
29.9
68.1
24.4
74.3
9.1
89.5
17.1
81.3
3255, 3259
1,821
5,304
4,832
1,911
25,002
10,614
737
119
56.3
35.3
23.6
19.3
23.8
37.1
37.3
66.5
41.9
62.0
74.7
77.1
72.0
57.9
60.1
31.0
40.4
27.2
18.3
12.1
14.0
26.8
21.1
61.5
58.2
70.2
80.0
86.1
81.9
68.4
76.3
36.9
34.7
25.6
14.5
8.6
8.9
25.1
20.6
60.6
63.9
71.7
83.8
89.6
87.3
70.3
76.8
37.7
15.0
8.7
12.8
5.1
8.5
10.4
4.4
21.4
82.2
87.3
85.5
93.0
87.2
84.7
92.9
76.9
36.0
26.2
19.0
16.0
21.3
26.0
28.8
34.9
60.5
69.8
79.2
80.5
74.4
68.5
68.5
62.6
30.6
20.7
14.3
13.9
17.7
20.0
23.9
32.4
66.9
75.3
83.8
84.3
78.1
73.6
73.3
65.9
6.4
6.6
4.8
3.1
4.2
6.8
10.3
5.1
87.8
89.3
93.3
95.0
91.7
89.1
87.0
93.3
29.0
15.2
9.3
9.5
11.2
16.5
23.5
10.9
68.0
80.6
88.8
86.9
84.6
79.0
73.4
86.5
other 333
334
3342
410
9,348
6,121
863
27.3
37.2
51.2
63.4
72.2
57.4
44.7
35.8
20.7
27.1
47.3
59.2
78.7
67.7
50.2
40.0
19.6
25.2
43.6
56.1
79.8
69.8
53.9
43.1
11.2
10.8
21.8
24.6
87.9
84.0
74.8
74.0
21.5
25.9
35.8
46.6
78.0
68.2
59.3
52.4
18.2
19.7
26.9
23.8
80.9
73.4
69.7
75.1
4.3
6.7
11.2
10.5
94.8
88.9
83.8
88.2
17.6
16.0
21.8
35.9
81.9
79.2
74.9
62.8
3344
2,240
37.7
53.1
33.9
61.4
28.4
66.9
17.7
76.9
28.5
61.2
23.6
70.4
11.3
78.7
15.0
79.4
3345
334510,
334517
2,140
60.7
38.1
55.7
42.8
55.6
42.9
23.2
74.4
40.0
57.9
32.5
65.1
11.9
85.6
23.4
74.4
269
42.6
53.0
39.6
56.7
39.6
56.7
14.9
79.9
30.0
64.1
26.6
67.9
9.3
85.2
14.1
80.4
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
TABLE 83. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that reported new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and company size
classification: 2007–09
(Percent)
Product
Companies
Companies
that introduced new
that introduced a
or significantly
new or significantly
Compan- improved product or improved goods or
process
services
iesa
NAICS code (number)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Industry
Search, detection, navigation,
guidance, aeronautical, and nautical
system and instruments
Other measuring and controlling
instruments
Computer and peripheral equipment and
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 equipment
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 mail-order
houses
Other retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and
directory publishers
Process
New goods
Yes
No
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
New services improved process
Yes
No
Yes
No
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
New support
activities
Yes
No
334511
279
64.1
35.2
54.3
45.0
54.3
45.0
19.8
75.9
51.1
44.6
37.2
58.5
16.6
79.1
28.8
66.9
other 3345
1,592
63.2
36.0
58.7
40.0
58.5
40.2
25.2
73.2
39.7
59.1
32.7
65.8
11.5
86.8
24.1
74.7
other 334
879
50.6
48.3
49.6
49.5
41.1
58.0
26.3
71.5
33.6
64.8
24.7
73.7
10.2
88.2
21.2
76.3
335
2,797
5,466
3,455
1,066
43.7
37.6
33.5
53.7
53.2
59.0
63.5
45.8
37.5
30.7
25.3
48.1
59.5
65.9
71.7
51.4
35.1
27.8
24.9
35.5
61.6
68.9
72.1
64.0
12.8
10.1
4.6
24.1
83.1
86.5
92.4
75.4
32.9
24.7
24.1
27.9
63.2
71.9
72.8
71.7
24.8
20.8
21.3
24.0
71.3
75.8
75.7
75.6
10.6
4.0
3.2
5.0
85.1
92.5
93.9
94.3
20.3
13.2
12.2
15.9
75.7
83.3
84.7
83.6
1,018
53.7
45.8
48.3
51.3
35.1
64.5
23.7
76.0
26.9
72.6
23.4
76.3
4.8
94.7
15.7
83.8
48
54.0
46.0
45.1
52.3
43.0
54.4
34.6
62.8
47.7
52.3
36.7
60.7
8.4
86.9
19.3
80.7
21
924
5,956
9,676
3,513
6,162
47.2
34.1
22.3
36.6
45.1
31.7
52.8
57.5
72.4
61.3
50.9
67.3
37.8
30.7
14.4
29.9
39.3
24.6
62.2
61.0
82.6
68.0
56.7
74.5
37.8
29.2
11.4
27.2
36.5
21.9
62.2
62.6
85.6
70.8
59.5
77.3
18.9
14.3
6.1
11.6
15.8
9.2
81.1
77.0
91.2
86.1
79.9
89.7
37.8
23.0
17.7
27.3
35.7
22.6
62.2
68.7
77.3
70.5
60.2
76.4
37.8
14.9
12.2
19.5
24.2
16.8
62.2
77.0
84.2
78.4
71.6
82.3
14.2
6.1
4.4
6.0
6.2
5.9
85.8
85.6
91.5
91.9
89.6
93.1
18.9
13.8
9.7
17.0
21.4
14.5
81.1
77.9
85.8
80.8
74.4
84.4
21–23, 42–81 1,234,521
21
6,672
22
724
23 157,621
42
92,618
44, 45 182,737
15.0
8.0
10.6
9.0
21.3
12.4
81.6
86.5
87.5
88.6
75.4
83.2
10.7
4.7
6.5
6.2
14.1
8.2
86.7
90.0
91.5
92.2
83.5
88.4
4.6
1.0
3.6
1.9
10.8
5.6
92.9
93.7
94.4
96.6
86.9
91.1
8.9
4.5
3.7
5.2
7.5
5.9
88.4
90.2
94.3
93.2
90.0
90.5
10.8
5.0
8.6
6.6
16.6
9.0
85.8
89.5
89.5
91.2
80.0
86.3
3.2
2.2
4.3
1.2
5.8
2.2
94.0
92.6
93.8
97.3
91.5
93.8
4.0
1.8
2.3
1.3
6.6
3.7
93.2
92.7
95.7
97.0
90.8
92.3
8.9
3.4
5.0
6.0
12.8
7.0
88.1
91.3
93.0
92.0
84.2
88.9
336
3361–3363
3364
336411–
336413
336414,
336415,
336419
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
4541
other 44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5,029
177,707
33,523
18,511
7,380
27.6
11.9
10.3
41.5
45.2
68.7
83.6
86.7
55.4
52.3
19.4
7.9
5.2
34.7
35.5
78.3
88.6
91.9
62.1
61.0
16.6
5.3
1.1
17.5
23.9
81.1
91.4
95.9
78.8
72.6
12.2
5.7
4.4
28.7
24.6
85.6
90.7
92.6
68.2
71.8
20.3
8.7
9.5
28.5
28.7
76.0
86.6
87.5
67.9
68.7
3.3
2.2
1.1
9.1
9.8
94.1
93.8
95.9
86.9
86.5
12.2
3.4
7.0
15.1
16.8
84.4
92.5
90.0
81.0
79.6
18.5
6.7
5.0
22.7
20.7
78.2
89.2
92.0
73.7
76.5
5111
4,310
31.2
66.2
22.0
73.5
10.0
85.5
19.1
76.3
23.0
74.4
9.3
86.0
17.1
78.3
13.0
83.9
TABLE 83. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that reported new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and company size
classification: 2007–09
(Percent)
Product
Industry
Software publishers
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
Small companies (number of domestic
employees)a
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
Medium and large companies (number of
domestic employees)
500–999
Companies
Companies
that introduced new
that introduced a
or significantly
new or significantly
Compan- improved product or improved goods or
process
services
iesa
NAICS code (number)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Process
New goods
Yes
No
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
New services improved process
Yes
No
Yes
No
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
New support
activities
Yes
No
5112
517
3,070
2,280
64.7
43.4
32.9
55.3
54.5
36.8
43.4
62.4
43.4
11.4
54.5
85.6
32.3
35.6
65.6
63.6
36.7
29.1
60.8
69.0
10.5
3.0
87.2
94.3
16.4
20.4
81.3
76.7
31.6
24.3
66.1
74.0
518
other 51
52
53
2,598
6,254
46,188
35,983
47.2
34.0
16.5
9.8
50.4
61.0
82.2
85.9
45.9
28.4
10.0
7.5
51.8
67.6
88.8
88.8
17.2
12.2
2.5
4.2
79.7
83.2
96.2
92.2
43.2
25.1
9.4
6.1
54.5
71.3
89.4
89.6
37.1
24.4
14.0
6.8
60.3
69.8
84.8
88.2
14.9
8.2
1.9
0.7
83.8
86.0
96.9
95.0
16.4
10.5
5.7
2.8
80.9
84.2
92.5
93.6
31.8
20.7
12.5
6.1
65.6
73.7
86.3
88.9
54
149,723
19.5
78.1
14.6
83.4
5.4
92.7
13.0
84.9
13.5
84.1
4.2
93.6
4.7
93.2
11.9
86.0
5413
26,841
17.6
80.5
13.4
85.6
4.6
94.2
11.9
87.0
12.3
85.8
4.9
93.9
4.8
93.5
10.5
88.2
5415
17,024
2,978
1,300
46.8
37.4
24.6
50.9
59.4
74.9
42.2
28.9
20.1
55.8
69.8
79.5
22.6
22.6
14.7
75.3
76.4
85.0
35.9
17.1
15.4
61.6
81.6
84.2
29.4
23.3
18.9
67.9
73.2
80.8
8.8
15.7
13.5
88.1
80.8
86.1
12.4
6.7
8.5
84.8
91.1
91.1
27.9
14.5
15.0
69.8
83.2
84.6
541720
1,335
343
54.8
18.8
42.9
64.6
41.9
11.8
56.0
86.7
35.5
2.4
62.9
96.1
20.5
10.2
77.4
88.3
31.0
9.9
65.8
73.4
21.5
1.3
75.3
82.3
4.9
6.8
93.1
83.3
16.9
3.5
81.0
86.5
other 54
621–23
102,880
167,883
14.9
18.6
82.6
78.3
9.9
14.1
87.8
83.8
2.3
3.8
95.6
94.7
9.4
13.3
88.4
84.5
10.9
12.8
86.6
84.5
2.9
3.8
94.8
94.2
3.4
4.8
94.6
93.2
9.6
11.3
88.2
86.5
55, 56, 61,
624, 71,
72, 81
342,338
13.3
82.6
9.6
87.3
3.7
93.1
8.4
88.5
9.4
86.5
3.4
93.2
2.9
93.5
7.4
89.0
– 1,350,374
16.3
80.3
11.7
85.7
5.8
91.7
9.1
88.3
11.9
84.7
4.4
92.7
4.1
93.0
9.3
87.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,340,610
1,286,221
1,210,087
1,040,006
170,081
76,134
43,592
10,797
16.2
16.0
15.9
15.3
19.5
18.5
20.8
23.1
80.4
80.6
80.7
81.3
76.8
79.2
77.3
71.7
11.6
11.5
11.4
11.1
13.1
13.0
14.0
15.5
85.8
85.9
85.9
86.2
84.0
85.0
84.8
79.7
5.8
5.6
5.5
5.4
6.2
7.8
8.8
9.9
91.7
91.8
91.9
92.1
91.0
90.2
90.5
85.4
9.0
9.0
9.0
8.8
9.9
9.0
9.8
9.3
88.3
88.3
88.2
88.4
87.1
89.1
89.0
86.0
11.8
11.6
11.4
10.9
14.6
14.3
16.2
16.6
84.8
84.9
85.1
85.7
81.3
83.3
82.4
75.9
4.4
4.2
4.1
3.8
5.3
6.6
8.4
7.2
92.8
92.9
93.0
93.2
91.5
91.3
91.0
87.6
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.8
5.5
5.3
5.2
93.0
93.1
93.1
93.1
92.9
92.2
93.8
87.8
9.2
9.1
8.9
8.5
11.5
11.4
12.7
12.6
87.7
87.8
87.9
88.4
84.9
86.2
86.0
82.7
–
4,512
24.0
75.2
20.0
79.2
13.0
86.2
11.1
88.0
18.9
80.3
9.9
89.3
8.8
90.3
14.3
84.8
5417
541711
541712
TABLE 83. R&D-active and non-R&D-active companies in the United States that reported new or significantly improved products or processes and the proportion of companies in each industry and company size
classification: 2007–09
(Percent)
Product
Industry
Companies
Companies
that introduced new
that introduced a
or significantly
new or significantly
Compan- improved product or improved goods or
process
services
iesa
NAICS code (number)
Yes
No
Yes
No
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
–
–
–
–
4,316
451
268
217
35.0
48.3
41.0
34.6
61.9
49.3
49.7
56.2
23.5
31.2
35.4
30.4
73.6
66.3
55.3
61.3
Process
New goods
Yes
No
15.0
28.3
30.2
25.3
82.0
69.2
60.5
67.3
Companies that
introduced any
new or significantly
New services improved process
Yes
No
Yes
No
14.5
14.2
21.2
25.3
82.3
83.1
69.4
66.4
30.0
38.4
33.9
30.4
66.8
58.7
56.4
60.8
New
manufacturing
or production
methods
Yes
No
9.5
17.5
23.5
22.6
87.4
79.6
66.8
69.1
New logistics,
delivery, or
distribution
methods
Yes
No
13.7
15.5
22.0
22.6
83.2
81.1
67.9
69.1
New support
activities
Yes
No
21.9
33.5
27.6
27.6
74.9
63.4
62.4
64.5
a
Weighted counts for companies that reported on 2009 Business R&D and Innovation Survey whether they did or did not perform or fund R&D. In comparison, total weighted count for companies that did not report these R&D data on
survey is 467,100 companies.
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, 2009.