Table 2. Prevalence of innovation activity by industry, 2004-2006, share of enterprises
Number of enterprises |
Product innovations (goods and services) |
Process innovations |
Product or process innovations |
Innovation projects |
Innovation activity |
All elements |
|
% | % | % | % | % | % | ||
Total | 8221 | 33,0 | 35,6 | 46,4 | 29,8 | 51,4 | 15,5 |
Manufacturing, total | 4224 | 34,9 | 39,9 | 50,4 | 33,2 | 55,4 | 17,6 |
Mining and quarrying | 52 | 6,1 | 32,9 | 32,9 | 17,6 | 35,8 | 6,1 |
Food industry | 350 | 50,3 | 48,1 | 61,6 | 36,4 | 63,4 | 26,6 |
Textiles | 69 | 37,5 | 42,7 | 51,5 | 42,7 | 56,7 | 27,0 |
Manufacture of wearing apparel | 76 | 34,9 | 36,5 | 44,7 | 21,6 | 51,4 | 0,0 |
Leather products | 28 | 35,2 | 4,3 | 35,2 | 4,3 | 35,2 | 4,3 |
Wood and wood products | 300 | 29,6 | 39,6 | 45,5 | 25,1 | 48,5 | 14,0 |
Pulp, paper and paper products | 76 | 42,2 | 48,5 | 60,2 | 47,6 | 70,2 | 22,3 |
Publishing and printing | 373 | 18,5 | 34,2 | 40,0 | 24,5 | 43,4 | 9,2 |
Chemicals and chemical products | 110 | 51,2 | 45,6 | 65,4 | 58,1 | 77,1 | 28,0 |
Rubber and plastic products | 186 | 51,1 | 55,5 | 65,5 | 47,3 | 69,1 | 31,5 |
Other non-metallic mineral products | 161 | 39,1 | 35,5 | 52,3 | 39,1 | 54,3 | 16,7 |
Basic metals | 64 | 27,3 | 34,4 | 36,1 | 30,7 | 49,0 | 16,1 |
Metal products | 824 | 22,2 | 34,9 | 40,7 | 25,8 | 47,5 | 10,8 |
Machinery and equipment | 564 | 45,7 | 39,2 | 55,7 | 37,4 | 63,1 | 21,6 |
Electrical machinery and apparatus | 148 | 55,7 | 51,0 | 66,8 | 45,1 | 68,9 | 26,5 |
Computers and communication equipment | 85 | 65,3 | 52,9 | 75,7 | 57,2 | 75,7 | 33,4 |
Instruments | 117 | 62,0 | 33,2 | 63,4 | 40,5 | 67,8 | 28,4 |
Motor vehicles | 71 | 43,9 | 55,0 | 55,0 | 49,8 | 57,5 | 42,3 |
Other transport equipment | 84 | 19,2 | 26,6 | 35,5 | 22,5 | 39,9 | 9,2 |
Other manufacturing | 256 | 35,0 | 43,4 | 52,3 | 35,7 | 56,7 | 18,4 |
Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply | 165 | 13,4 | 34,3 | 40,6 | 26,7 | 44,9 | 7,2 |
Collection, purification and distribution of water | 65 | 4,6 | 40,8 | 40,8 | 11,5 | 50,0 | 0,0 |
Services, total | 3996 | 30,9 | 31,1 | 42,1 | 26,2 | 47,3 | 13,3 |
Wholesale trade | 1324 | 36,4 | 33,8 | 48,6 | 24,8 | 53,3 | 11,5 |
Transport | 1202 | 12,1 | 20,5 | 24,4 | 13,9 | 28,9 | 4,5 |
Post and telecommunications | 120 | 46,0 | 56,0 | 61,5 | 45,0 | 70,6 | 34,0 |
Financial intermediation | 282 | 30,6 | 23,4 | 36,1 | 17,4 | 44,7 | 6,9 |
Insurance and pension funding | 62 | 37,0 | 30,8 | 38,6 | 27,4 | 42,3 | 20,5 |
Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation | 74 | 58,9 | 51,1 | 63,0 | 35,4 | 65,7 | 31,4 |
Computer and related activities | 445 | 64,0 | 48,6 | 70,1 | 56,7 | 73,7 | 37,4 |
Technical consultancy services | 452 | 20,1 | 27,0 | 35,5 | 28,1 | 43,1 | 10,2 |
Technical testing and analysis | 35 | 70,5 | 54,9 | 80,3 | 70,5 | 80,3 | 45,1 |
Source: Innovation 2006, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Mervi Niemi (09) 1734 3263, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Leena Storgårds
Updated 12.12.2008
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