Annual spending and numbers employed on research and development in the UK broken down by product sector, and civil and defence businesses.
Publications
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Business enterprise research and development, UK: 2020
Research and development spending in the UK by businesses, broken down by product sector and civil and defence work, along with numbers employed.
Data
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Business enterprise research and development, UK (designated as national statistics)
UK estimates of annual research and development (R&D) spending by UK businesses.
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Business enterprise research and development time series
Annual breakdown of research and development spending and employment by UK businesses across different market sectors.
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