BUSINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SURVEY
The processing of the Business Research and Development (R&D) Survey for the year 2001-02 is nearing completion. Details collected include: R&D expenditure and human resources devoted to R&D classified by type of expenditure; location of expenditure; source of funds; business employment size; type of employee; research fields and socioeconomic objectives. The survey also included a question on biotechnology R&D. Summary statistics for 2001-02 are included in the publication Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia (cat. no. 8104.0) which was released in August. For further information contact Kevin Squair on (02) 6252 5707, email: kevin.squair@abs.gov.au.