Scottish Economic Statistics 2008
This is the ninth edition of the annual publication Scottish Economic Statistics, which is produced by statisticians in the Scottish Government.
Table 2.8: Innovation active firms in the UK by region and activity 2004-2006
Percent of all respondents
North East |
North West |
Yorks & the Humber |
East Midlands |
West Midlands |
Eastern |
London |
South East |
South West |
Wales |
Scotland |
Northern Ireland |
UK Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Innovation active |
61 |
67 |
65 |
68 |
64 |
69 |
55 |
64 |
66 |
65 |
63 |
57 |
64 |
Product innovator |
22 |
23 |
20 |
25 |
24 |
27 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
of which, new to market |
33 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
38 |
34 |
37 |
40 |
31 |
35 |
30 |
22 |
34 |
Process innovator |
13 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
of which, new to industry |
30 |
30 |
16 |
25 |
20 |
28 |
33 |
32 |
17 |
26 |
24 |
17 |
26 |
Innovation-related expenditure |
52 |
58 |
57 |
59 |
54 |
61 |
46 |
56 |
56 |
54 |
54 |
47 |
55 |
Training |
38 |
36 |
37 |
36 |
36 |
38 |
35 |
37 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
32 |
36 |
Either product or process innovators |
25 |
25 |
25 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
22 |
26 |
27 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
26 |
Both product and process innovators |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
Source: DIUS (2008), UK Community Innovation Survey
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