NAME OF COLLECTION
Research and Experimental Development, Survey of
Contact
Assistant Director
Research and Development Statistics
Science and Technology Statistics Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5627
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 6470
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Web site: <www.abs.gov.au>
Purpose
The Research and Experimental Development Surveys provide comprehensive data on Australia's research and development (R&D) effort. Business R&D data are published by industry.
Description
The scope of the survey is all businesses in Australia which have undertaken R&D. The 1999-2000 R&D survey comprised a complete enumeration of businesses identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as likely to have carried out R&D activity. There are approximately 3,500 businesses undertaking R&D in Australia each year.
Data are collected by mail questionnaire and approximately 7,000 forms were despatched in the 1999-2000 survey.
Main data detail
Data items available about the mining industry are:
- expenditure on R&D;
- human resources devoted to R&D;
- type of R&D expenditure;
- type of employee undertaking R&D;
- source of funds for R&D;
- location of R&D expenditure; and
- R&D expenditure by type of activity (collected every second year);
The following data items are also available:
- R&D expenditure classified by field of research; and
- R&D expenditure classified by socioeconomic objective.
Geographic coverage
Australia - although location of R&D expenditure is collected (see Main data detail above).
Frequency of data availability
Annual.
Reference period
Year ended 30 June.
Historical data
Data are available for 1976-77, 1978-79, 1981-82 and from 1983-84.
Products and services
Publication
Other
- More detailed R&D statistics are available on request.
Example of information available
AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY R&D
 | Units | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
|
| Businesses | no. | 103 | 100 | 89 |
| Expenditure on R&D | $m | 485 | 291 | 456 |
| Human resources devoted to R&D | person years | 981 | 772 | 1,169 |
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