TABLE 50. Companies that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry and company size: 2009–11
(Number)
Industry and company size
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textile, apparel, and leather products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and
filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
Paint, coating, adhesive, and other chemicals
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
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical,
and nautical systems and instruments
Other measuring and controlling device
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
New or significantly
improved products or
processes
New or significantly improved products
NAICS code
Companies
(number)a
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–316
321
322
323
324
325
3251
1,220,114
103,220
8,333
1,245
4,641
4,876
1,218
8,249
369
4,660
867
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
3342
3344
392
429
941
840
1,189
4,851
3,765
1,433
24,026
9,881
375
169
366
8,971
5,637
674
1,782
137
77
412
540
603
1,693
617
250
5,642
3,808
189
41
185
3,393
3,063
399
913
204
352
492
292
557
3,086
3,129
1,177
18,166
5,862
181
125
176
5,379
2,465
250
834
117
67
341
350
430
1,281
463
170
3,504
3,139
165
41
164
2,769
2,779
380
737
223
361
558
471
705
3,450
3,178
1,257
19,927
6,469
200
125
195
5,949
2,711
268
1,000
114
57
333
335
411
1,220
394
156
2,605
2,895
163
40
114
2,578
2,511
371
635
226
372
570
485
742
3,524
3,301
1,271
20,846
6,745
207
126
247
6,165
2,978
276
1,099
42
33
86
116
90
373
201
59
1,938
1,035
38
13
78
906
1,186
99
320
294
396
800
704
964
4,345
3,476
1,366
21,561
8,449
322
151
277
7,699
4,267
533
1,412
3345
334510, 334517
2,253
265
1,161
112
1,056
147
1,084
103
1,106
136
1,042
102
1,151
137
411
22
1,785
235
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361, 3362, 3363
3364
336411–13
336414–15, 336419
218
1,770
928
2,530
4,441
2,718
629
607
22
160
888
590
995
1,578
890
264
253
11
57
852
326
1,505
2,731
1,761
358
348
10
157
824
578
860
1,292
706
210
201
9
60
910
337
1,621
2,962
1,917
399
387
12
156
784
463
802
1,252
674
201
193
8
61
953
452
1,679
2,981
1,921
409
396
13
48
341
356
317
427
267
55
49
6
168
1,382
537
2,149
3,717
2,357
550
535
15
Yes
No
174,066 1,024,199
30,396
71,475
2,171
6,135
437
799
1,006
3,515
583
4,266
323
888
1,782
6,362
203
164
2,277
2,251
508
354
Any good or service
Yes
No
114,895 1,070,247
22,365
78,250
1,444
6,785
264
943
724
3,772
331
4,440
201
1,001
863
7,085
193
174
1,724
2,762
418
443
New goods
Yes
New services
No
66,427 1,122,590
19,755
81,060
1,346
6,848
200
1,013
582
3,908
259
4,509
167
1,035
584
7,477
193
174
1,662
2,843
413
449
Yes
No
82,546 1,101,820
9,058
90,889
487
7,681
125
1,067
222
4,244
157
4,598
72
1,094
774
7,186
59
308
548
3,816
181
658
TABLE 50. Companies that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry and company size: 2009–11
(Number)
Industry and company size
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Wholesale trade
Electronic shopping and electronic auctions
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
Software publishers
Telecommunications
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted
works)
Other real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific research and development services
Biotechnology research and development
Physical, engineering, and life sciences (except
biotechnology) research and development
Social sciences and humanities research and development
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
All companies (number of domestic employees)
Small companiesb
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–9
New or significantly
improved products or
processes
New or significantly improved products
NAICS code
Companies
(number)a
Yes
No
Yes
No
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
21–23, 42–81
21
22
42
454111–12
48–49
51
511
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
60
1,034
4,855
8,208
3,194
5,014
1,116,895
5,526
660
81,652
2,322
35,067
17,587
7,152
4,945
2,208
2,065
2,285
6,085
40,467
31,730
D
D
1,143
2,825
1,250
1,575
143,670
686
103
15,581
744
2,643
6,056
2,874
1,431
1,442
554
938
1,691
5,127
2,136
D
D
3,687
5,287
1,915
3,372
952,724
4,751
554
64,891
1,564
32,170
11,257
4,234
3,497
737
1,449
1,256
4,318
34,835
29,092
D
D
741
2,394
1,117
1,277
92,529
337
36
9,550
510
1,385
4,978
2,319
929
1,390
388
912
1,358
2,876
1,078
D
D
4,057
5,656
2,023
3,633
991,997
5,088
621
70,312
1,798
32,925
12,230
4,704
3,941
763
1,606
1,282
4,638
36,534
29,652
533
other 53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
543
31,187
135,127
23,027
15,507
2,670
849
263
1,873
23,708
4,695
6,893
1,146
306
279
28,814
109,569
18,018
8,425
1,492
534
262
816
19,085
3,460
5,491
1,005
258
280
29,372
112,184
19,082
9,591
1,585
579
260
754
7,938
1,622
3,213
767
200
282
29,424
124,146
20,945
11,884
1,849
627
8
563
16,083
2,653
4,288
564
141
534
29,625
115,349
19,674
10,638
2,015
692
541712
1,657
810
826
721
877
555
1,072
405
1,188
541720
other 54
621–23
23, 44–45 (excluding 454111–12),
55–56, 624, 71–72, 81
–
163
93,923
160,040
30
10,974
25,286
133
81,634
130,943
27
9,129
15,648
128
81,927
139,012
13
2,335
4,747
149
89,469
149,913
18
8,578
15,142
136
83,022
139,533
606,717
1,220,114
61,600
533,097
174,066 1,024,199
37,046
551,641
114,895 1,070,247
21,578
569,811
66,427 1,122,590
28,332
560,352
82,546 1,101,820
–
–
–
–
1,210,429
1,155,721
1,072,528
468,836
172,091 1,016,640
161,950
973,139
149,659
904,395
58,088
401,335
113,423 1,062,216
106,952 1,015,712
98,681
944,515
39,289
415,503
65,151 1,114,355
60,266 1,065,724
54,839
991,153
18,896
436,863
81,836 1,093,046
78,394 1,043,648
73,131
969,597
31,430
422,872
Any good or service
New goods
Yes
New services
No
D
D
D
D
723
4,079
2,204
5,849
992
2,128
1,212
3,722
46,673 1,041,530
213
5,214
17
636
7,032
73,230
334
1,924
78
34,481
2,846
14,232
1,736
5,247
655
4,174
1,080
1,072
80
1,915
542
1,650
490
5,421
876
38,236
1,014
29,706
Yes
No
D
D
D
D
150
4,661
930
6,904
486
2,490
444
4,414
73,488 1,010,931
294
5,134
30
627
4,868
74,683
385
1,922
1,362
33,198
3,851
13,132
1,374
5,440
494
4,176
880
1,264
374
1,620
856
1,322
1,247
4,749
2,570
36,840
571
30,159
TABLE 50. Companies that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry and company size: 2009–11
(Number)
Industry and company size
10–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
Medium and large companies
500–999
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
Industry and company size
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textile, apparel, and leather products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and
filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
Paint, coating, adhesive, and other chemicals
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
New or significantly
improved products or
processes
New or significantly improved products
NAICS code
Companies
(number)a
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
–
–
–
–
–
438,543
165,150
83,193
42,412
12,297
60,751
30,820
12,291
7,606
2,536
370,602
132,458
68,743
34,140
9,361
40,523
18,869
8,271
5,035
1,437
385,455
143,557
71,198
36,055
10,448
23,676
12,266
5,427
3,833
1,051
404,092
150,197
74,571
37,797
10,834
29,357
12,343
5,263
2,701
742
397,310
149,416
74,052
38,319
11,080
–
–
–
–
–
4,326
4,068
692
397
202
722
920
144
109
81
3,574
3,077
529
265
114
580
3,702
484
3,804
592
3,392
527
3,459
128
544
115
558
96
276
87
286
75
117
65
128
New or significantly improved processes
244
279
68
57
61
4,030
3,697
603
312
132
NAICS code
Companies
(number)a
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–316
321
322
323
324
325
3251
1,220,114
103,220
8,333
1,245
4,641
4,876
1,218
8,249
369
4,660
867
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
392
429
941
840
1,189
4,851
3,765
1,433
24,026
9,881
375
169
366
8,971
5,637
Manufacturing or
production methods
Any process
Yes
No
115,958 1,062,204
21,313
79,218
1,566
6,642
353
832
650
3,801
466
4,345
248
950
1,504
6,581
82
285
1,645
2,865
408
451
92
40
270
397
438
1,174
455
197
4,429
2,476
94
18
139
2,225
1,708
Any good or service
247
389
632
429
717
3,535
3,147
1,229
18,944
7,130
276
148
214
6,492
3,727
Yes
No
46,326 1,136,978
16,340
84,481
1,257
6,951
303
882
522
3,981
306
4,505
150
1,048
995
7,089
76
291
1,030
3,479
337
523
63
33
210
127
260
1,035
342
160
3,381
2,053
79
17
124
1,833
1,444
272
396
692
701
895
3,677
3,260
1,265
20,158
7,578
290
149
230
6,909
4,000
New goods
New services
Logistics, delivery, or
distribution methods
Yes
No
38,664 1,142,041
6,198
94,307
553
7,650
162
1,023
188
4,263
87
4,710
86
1,112
429
7,597
63
305
430
4,078
137
723
22
12
49
86
125
323
175
51
959
717
28
6
74
609
600
316
418
850
741
1,031
4,373
3,554
1,375
22,446
8,858
342
160
279
8,078
4,826
Support activities
Yes
No
87,968 1,092,244
12,955
87,646
922
7,289
178
1,007
404
4,067
226
4,571
167
1,030
794
7,235
73
294
1,234
3,272
338
521
59
14
143
346
334
669
246
74
2,743
1,526
48
10
89
1,378
1,012
280
415
757
480
819
4,032
3,483
1,352
20,667
8,077
321
156
264
7,337
4,421
TABLE 50. Companies that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry and company size: 2009–11
(Number)
New or significantly improved processes
Industry and NAICS code
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control
instruments
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation apparatus
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical,
and nautical systems and instruments
Other measuring and controlling device
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, 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 component
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Wholesale trade
Electronic shopping and electronic auctions
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
Software publishers
Telecommunications
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted
works)
Other real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Manufacturing or
production methods
Logistics, delivery, or
distribution methods
NAICS code
Companies
(number)a
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
3342
3344
674
1,782
121
601
474
1,137
103
535
493
1,207
60
185
535
1,549
89
393
507
1,345
3345
334510, 334517
2,253
265
648
50
1,553
206
560
46
1,645
210
178
10
2,018
245
280
19
1,921
237
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361, 3362, 3363
3364
336411–13
336414–15, 336419
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
21–23, 42–81
21
22
42
454111–12
48–49
51
511
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
218
1,770
928
2,530
4,441
2,718
629
607
22
60
1,034
4,855
8,208
3,194
5,014
1,116,895
5,526
660
81,652
2,322
35,067
17,587
7,152
4,945
2,208
2,065
2,285
6,085
40,467
31,730
82
516
337
550
1,154
690
189
181
8
6
269
811
1,844
869
975
94,645
463
89
10,958
557
2,119
3,569
1,282
839
443
334
676
1,277
3,447
1,626
135
1,212
562
1,904
3,079
1,947
431
418
13
4
696
4,006
6,218
2,271
3,947
982,986
4,918
559
68,772
1,747
31,393
13,348
5,731
3,997
1,734
1,666
1,509
4,442
36,510
28,601
533
other 53
54
5413
5415
543
31,187
135,127
23,027
15,507
7
1,619
13,405
2,922
4,442
535
28,066
117,910
19,481
10,794
Any process
72
145
441
1,291
246
654
357
2,101
1,018
3,216
597
2,036
170
450
164
435
6
15
6
4
244
727
517
4,302
1,393
6,699
628
2,523
764
4,176
29,986 1,052,497
268
5,112
25
623
3,911
75,820
243
2,046
5
34,258
1,295
15,829
484
6,622
365
4,563
120
2,059
25
1,976
232
1,957
554
5,274
763
39,193
309
29,919
5
304
5,569
1,480
1,417
537
29,382
126,300
20,935
13,810
18
199
150
1,574
176
723
142
2,316
458
3,744
218
2,389
40
580
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
272
4,545
504
7,532
255
2,876
249
4,656
32,466 1,047,734
128
5,226
20
629
4,353
75,378
336
1,968
1,109
33,152
1,985
15,157
754
6,299
500
4,379
255
1,921
164
1,837
165
2,019
903
5,001
690
39,265
613
29,366
D
D
4,331
1,462
1,702
D
D
126,801
21,022
13,516
Support activities
71
146
190
1,539
250
648
371
2,092
758
3,450
408
2,199
132
488
125
474
7
14
3
7
215
756
495
4,322
1,062
6,985
468
2,665
595
4,320
75,013 1,004,598
379
4,975
77
572
8,573
71,057
369
1,937
1,616
32,144
2,045
14,997
629
6,434
336
4,550
293
1,884
226
1,773
533
1,653
657
5,137
3,328
36,629
1,619
28,857
4
1,615
9,992
1,994
3,757
538
28,319
121,505
20,221
11,551
TABLE 50. Companies that introduced new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry and company size: 2009–11
(Number)
New or significantly improved processes
Industry and company size
Scientific research and development services
Biotechnology research and development
Physical, engineering, and life sciences (except
biotechnology) research and development
Social sciences and humanities research and development
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
All companies (number of domestic employees)
Small companiesb
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–9
10–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
Medium and large companies
500–999
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies.
Manufacturing or
production methods
Logistics, delivery, or
distribution methods
NAICS code
Companies
(number)a
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
5417
541711
2,670
849
768
222
1,849
609
533
179
2,088
653
163
82
2,458
751
364
80
2,251
751
541712
541720
other 54
621–23
23, 44–45 (excluding 454111–12),
55–56, 624, 71–72, 81
–
1,657
163
93,923
160,040
535
11
5,273
16,966
1,088
152
85,786
137,704
350
3
2,139
5,519
1,276
159
89,468
148,906
75
6
1,004
6,307
1,551
157
89,805
148,368
278
6
3,877
12,629
1,343
156
87,483
142,042
606,717
1,220,114
41,446
541,523
115,958 1,062,204
12,078
574,491
46,326 1,136,978
12,595
572,425
38,664 1,142,041
34,385
549,883
87,968 1,092,244
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,210,429
1,155,721
1,072,528
468,836
438,543
165,150
83,193
42,412
12,297
114,497 1,054,213
106,743 1,008,801
98,316
937,793
36,647
412,341
40,900
384,425
20,768
141,027
8,427
71,008
5,727
35,629
2,026
9,782
45,484 1,128,357
42,008 1,078,614
38,277 1,002,592
13,905
437,052
16,799
410,554
7,573
154,986
3,730
76,022
2,578
38,780
898
10,963
38,075 1,133,193
35,953 1,082,114
33,321 1,005,333
12,691
436,791
14,486
412,454
6,144
156,088
2,632
76,781
1,666
39,677
456
11,401
86,882 1,083,888
80,825 1,036,795
74,283
963,595
27,489
422,420
30,706
395,216
16,089
145,959
6,542
73,200
4,444
36,895
1,613
10,198
–
–
–
–
–
4,326
4,068
692
397
202
Any process
503
710
105
74
69
3,751
3,266
562
288
124
336
333
72
51
50
3,928
3,643
596
311
143
212
215
61
51
50
4,036
3,754
606
310
143
Support activities
320
576
76
59
55
3,930
3,397
590
302
138
NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
a
b
Statistics for number of companies are based on companies in the United States that reported to the survey. These statistics do not include an adjustment to the weight to account for unit nonresponse.
Upper bound based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of a small business; Business R&D and Innovation Survey does not include companies with fewer than five domestic employees.
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. Sum of yes and no responses may not add to number of companies due to item nonresponse to some innovation question items.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Business R&D and Innovation Survey.