Annex 1
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE R&D
(as a percentage of GDP)
| Year | UK
| Germany1 | France2 | Japan3 | USA4 |
| 1988 | 1.47 | 2.07 | 1.35 | 1.93 | 2.00 |
| 1989 | 1.49 | 2.07 | 1.41 | 2.06 | 1.96 |
| 1990 | 1.51 | 1.98 | 1.46 | 2.15 | 2.00 |
| 1991 | 1.42 | 1.81 | 1.48 | 2.12 | 2.07 |
| 1992 | 1.42 | 1.70 | 1.51 | 2.03 | 2.01 |
| 1993 | 1.44 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.90 | 1.88 |
| 1994 | 1.38 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.87 | 1.80 |
| 1995 | 1.34 | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.95p | 1.85p |
Source: Office for National Statistics
Notes:
1. There are breaks in series between 1990 and 1991, and 1991 and 1992.
2. There is a break in series between 1991 and 1992.
3. Data from Japan are adjusted by OECD.
4. Excludes most or all capital expenditure. There is
a break in series between 1990 and 1991.
p. Provisional
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