| Basic Statistics on Scientific and Technological Activities | ||||||
| Item | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Scientific and Technological Activities | ||||||
| Number of Persons Engaged in Scientific and Technological Activities (10000 persons) |
290.6 | 322.4 | 314.1 | 322.2 | 328.4 | |
| Scientists and Engineers | 159.5 | 204.6 | 207.2 | 217.2 | 225.5 | |
| Full-time Equivalent of R&D Personnel (10000 man-year) |
82.2 | 92.2 | 95.7 | 103.5 | 109.5 | 116.0 |
| Scientists and Engineers | 53.1 | 69.5 | 74.3 | 81.0 | 86.2 | 92.0 |
| Funding for Scientific and Technological Activities (100 million yuan) |
1460.6 | 2346.7 | 2589.4 | 2938.0 | 3459.1 | |
| Government Funds | 473.0 | 593.4 | 656.4 | 776.2 | 839.3 | |
| Funds Self-raised by Enterprises | 745.9 | 1296.4 | 1458.4 | 1676.7 | 2053.5 | |
| Finance Institution Loans | 123.0 | 196.2 | 190.8 | 201.9 | 259.3 | |
| Expenditures for Scientific and Technological Activities (100 million yuan) |
1284.9 | 2050.2 | 2312.5 | 2671.5 | 3121.6 | |
| Labor Expenses | 270.2 | 475.8 | 549.3 | 654.6 | 751.5 | |
| Purchases of Fixed Assets | 357.4 | 607.3 | 692.3 | 722.6 | 852.4 | |
| Research and Development Expenses (100 million yuan) |
678.9 | 895.7 | 1042.5 | 1287.6 | 1539.6 | 1843.0 |
| Fundamental Research | 33.9 | 46.7 | 52.2 | 73.8 | 87.7 | |
| Applied Research | 151.5 | 151.9 | 175.9 | 246.7 | 311.4 | |
| Experimental Development | 493.5 | 697.0 | 814.3 | 967.2 | 1140.5 | |
| Proportion of Research and Development | 0.83 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 1.35 |
| Expenses to GDP (%) | ||||||
| Achievements in Scientific and Technological Research and National Prizes Won |
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| Number of Major Achievements in Science and Technology |
31060 | 32858 | 28448 | 26697 | 30486 | 31720 |
| Number of National Invention Prizes Awarded |
69 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 28 |
| Number of National Scientific and Technological Progress Prizes Awarded |
476 | 250 | 191 | 218 | 216 | 244 |
| Transaction Value in Technological Market by Region (100 million) | 523 | 651 | 783 | 884 | 1085 | 1334 |
| Total Patent Applications Examined | 134239 | 170682 | 203573 | 252631 | 308487 | 353800 |
| Creations and Inventions | 36694 | 51747 | 63204 | 80232 | 105318 | |
| Utility Models | 57492 | 68815 | 79722 | 93139 | 109115 | |
| Designs | 40053 | 50120 | 60647 | 79260 | 94054 | |
| Total Patent Applications Authorized | 100156 | 105345 | 114251 | 132399 | 182226 | 190200 |
| Creations and Inventions | 7637 | 12683 | 16296 | 21473 | 37154 | |
| Utility Models | 56368 | 54743 | 54359 | 57484 | 68906 | |
| Designs | 36151 | 37919 | 43596 | 53442 | 76166 | |