Research and Development Statistics (RDS): 2008 Edition

The 2008 edition of Research and Development Statistics provides a wide range of recent data on the resources devoted to R&D in all OECD countries and the nine non-member economies featured in MSTI. The statistical series start from 1981 and cover, inter alia, expenditures by source of funds, type of costs, and R&D personnel by occupation in both headcounts and full-time equivalents on R&D. Data are detailed at national level by performance sector and, for enterprises, by industry.

RDS can be purchased from the OECD Online Bookshop. The electronic data product, OECD Science, Technology and R&D Statistics, combines Research and Development Statistics 2008 with the latest edition of Main Science and Technology Indicators. The database is in user-friendly software -- Beyond 20/20™ for Windows™ -- that allows users to extract and export data, prepare customised graphs and tables, and perform their own analysis.

The electronic data product is also available online to subscribing institutions at SourceOECD (www.SourceOECD.org).