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Industrial R&D, Laval and all of Québec, 2000-2004

Laval All of Region/
 Québec Québec ratio


n %

Number of establishments1
2000r 216 4,594 4.7
2001r 228 5,102 4.5
2002r2 270 5,667 4.8
2003r3 295 6,206 4.8
2004p4 305 5,673 5.4
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 9.0 5.4 ...
  

$k %

Total intramural expenditure6
2000r 129,821 3,641,947 3.6
2001r 142,405 4,158,710 3.4
2002r 190,278 4,131,544 4.6
2003r 192,058 4,153,433 4.6
2004p 194,295 4,307,416 4.5
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 10.6 4.3 ...
  

Year-person %

Number of professionals7
2000r 720 20,787 3.5
2001r 825 21,880 3.8
2002r 955 22,884 4.2
2003r 1,014 22,871 4.4
2004p 1,087 23,679 4.6
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 10.8 3.3 ...
  
Total staff
2000r 1,343 35,108 3.8
2001r 1,449 38,554 3.8
2002r 1,798 40,524 4.4
2003r 1,931 41,778 4.6
2004p 2,047 43,334 4.7
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 11.1 5.4 ...
  

Laval All of Region/
 Québec Québec gap


% Percentage points

Professionals/Total staff ratio
2000r 53.6 59.2 -5.6
2001r 56.9 56.8 0.1
2002r 53.1 56.5 -3.4
2003r 52.5 54.7 -2.2
2004p 53.1 54.6 -1.5
  

1. A company may have more than one establishment carrying on R&D intramural activities.
2. Slightly underestimated by reason of pending administrative records; will be revised upward in 2007.
3. Underestimated by reason of pending administrative records; will be revised upward in 2007.
4. Greatly underestimated by reason of pending administrative records; will be revised upward in 2007.
5. Average annual growth rate.
6. Intramural expenditure covered all R&D-related expenditures conducted within a commercial establishment in a given region regardless of the origin of the funds. This definition is based on the OECD definition in The Measurement of Scientific and Technological Activities: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys of Research and Experimental Development, 5th edition, Paris, 1993.
7. Includes scientific and engineering personnel engaged in R&D as well as management personnel directing R&D activities.
  
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of R&D in Canadian Industry.
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Direction des statistiques économiques et sociales.
 
May 22, 2007
   
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