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R&D Expenditure Up By 7% in 2006

By SmallBizPod, 26th November 2007 at 15:22

Figures released today show that total R&D spend in the public and private sectors during 2006 reached £14.3 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year.

The pharmaceutical industry continued to lead the way in terms of spend, representing 26% of the total, some £3.9 billion.

The distribution of funding sources was spread between businesses’ own funds (£8.7 billion), funding in UK businesses from abroad (£3.3 billion) and the UK government which funded £1.1 billion in R&D projects, largely in the defense sector.

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R&D Expenditure Up By 7% in 2006

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