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

Laurentides All of Region/
 Québec Québec ratio


n %

Number of establishments1
2000r 213 4,594 4.6
2001r 236 5,102 4.6
2002r2 255 5,667 4.5
2003r3 274 6,206 4.4
2004p4 253 5,673 4.5
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 4.4 5.4 ...
  

$k %

Total intramural expenditure6
2000r 62,542 3,641,947 1.7
2001r 71,383 4,158,710 1.7
2002r 63,956 4,131,544 1.5
2003r 63,583 4,153,433 1.5
2004p 70,017 4,307,416 1.6
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 2.9 4.3 ...
  

Year-person %

Number of professionals7
2000r 429 20,787 2.1
2001r 497 21,880 2.3
2002r 592 22,884 2.6
2003r 511 22,871 2.2
2004p 536 23,679 2.3
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 5.7 3.3 ...
  
Total staff
2000r 959 35,108 2.7
2001r 1,020 38,554 2.6
2002r 1,142 40,524 2.8
2003r 1,065 41,778 2.5
2004p 1,112 43,334 2.6
AAGR5 2000-2004 (%) 3.8 5.4 ...
  

Laurentides All of Region/
 Québec Québec gap


% Percentage points

Professionals/Total staff ratio
2000r 44.7 59.2 -14.5
2001r 48.7 56.8 -8.1
2002r 51.8 56.5 -4.7
2003r 48.0 54.7 -6.7
2004p 48.2 54.6 -6.4
  

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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