Year | R & D funds (million) | Growth rate of R & D funds (%) | Proportion of R & D funds to sales revenue (%) | S & T personnel | Growth rate of S & T personnel (%) | Scientists & engineers | Growth rate of scientists & engineers (%) | Proportion of scientists& engineers to S & T personnel (%) |
2000 | 79,882 | ―― | 1.79 | 54294 | ―― | 26123 | ―― | 48 |
2001 | 83,068 | 3.99 | 2.31 | 46964 | −13.50 | 25631 | −1.88 | 55 |
2002 | 107,457 | 29.36 | 2.62 | 43647 | −7.06 | 26089 | 1.79 | 60 |
2003 | 127,298 | 18.46 | 5.58 | 40700 | −6.75 | 23200 | −11.07 | 57 |
2004 | 184,162 | 44.67 | 1.83 | 41543 | 2.07 | 22743 | −1.97 | 55 |
2005 | 238,344 | 29.42 | 2.56 | 44067 | 6.08 | 27230 | 19.73 | 62 |
2006 | 329,545 | 38.26 | 2.38 | 50814 | 15.31 | 31762 | 16.64 | 63 |
2007 | 426,682 | 29.48 | 2.65 | 66486 | 30.84 | 41443 | 30.48 | 62 |
2008 | 612,300 | 43.50 | 2.3 | 84418 | 26.97 | 53457 | 28.99 | 63 |