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Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: 2011 BRDIS Table 49." National Research Council. 2014. Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation: Improving Indicators to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18606.
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TABLE 49 Number of R&D-Active and Non-R&D-Active Companies in the United States That Introduced New or Significantly Improved Products or Processes and the Proportion of Companies in Each R&D Program Size Classification: 2009–2011 (number and percentage)

Company Type Number of Companies New or Significantly Improved Product OR Process New or Significantly Improved Product(s)
Any good/service New goods New services
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
All companiesa 1,220,114 14.3 83.9 9.4 87.7 5.4 92.0 6.8 90.3
With R&D activityb 57,103 64.2 33.7 56.9 40.4 47.5 49.5 28.1 66.9
< $10 million 55 119 64.3 33.7 56.9 40.5 47.5 49.6 28.1 67.0
≥ $10 but < $50 million , 1,331 60.9 36.3 52.3 44.3 42.6 53.6 26.7 69.1
≥ $50 but < $100 million 235 71.1 24.3 67.2 27.7 61.7 33.6 31.1 62.1
≥ $100 million 418 60.5 24.4 57.9 26.3 55.3 29.2 32.0 50.7
Without R&D activity 1,163,011 11.8 86.4 7.1 90.0 3.4 94.1 5.7 91.5
Company Type Number of Companies New or Significantly Improved Process(es)
Any process Manufacturing/production methods Logistics/delivery/distribution methods Support activities
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
All companiesa 1,220,114 9.5 87.1 3.8 93.2 3.2 93.6 7.2 89.5
With R&D activityb 57,103 38.7 58.2 24.5 73.0 15.3 81.5 25.4 71.8
< $10 million 55 119 38.7 58.4 24.4 73.3 15.2 81.9 25.3 72.2
≥ $10 but < $50 million , 1 331 39.7 56.4 27.1 69.2 18.9 77.2 29.6 66.5
≥ $50 but < $100 million 235 44.7 49.4 35.7 57.9 24.3 68.5 34.5 59.2
≥ $100 million 418 37.8 42.8 28.7 52.6 23.2 56.9 30.2 50.5
Without R&D activity 1,163,011 8.1 88.5 2.8 94.2 2.6 94.2 6.3 90.4

aStatistics are based on companies in the United States that reported to the survey, regardless of whether they did or did not perform or fund R&D. These statistics do not include an adjustment to the weight to account for unit nonresponse.

bStatistics pertain to companies located in the United States that performed or funded R&D.
NOTES: Survey asked companies to identify innovations introduced in 2009-2011. Sum of yes and no percentages may not add to 100% due to item nonresponse to some innovation question items. The full set of detailed statistical tables from the 2011 BRDIS will be available in Business R&D and Innovation: 2011 scheduled for release in 2014. Innovation statistics are found in Tables 46-49. Relative standard errors for each cell in those tables are available from NCSES upon request. Selected final statistics are summarized in NCSES’s InfoBrief: “Business R&D Performance in the United States Increased in 2011” (NSF 13-335) at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13335.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Business R&D and Innovation Survey, 2011.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: 2011 BRDIS Table 49." National Research Council. 2014. Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation: Improving Indicators to Inform Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18606.
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