Estimates of total expenditure on research and development across different market sectors by UK country and English region for 2017.
This is not the latest release in the series: Research and development expenditure
Series information:
Main points
- An estimated total of £744 million was spent on R&D in 2017 in Wales; this is an increase of £33 million (5%) compared with 2016.
- R&D expenditure in Wales represented 2.1% of total UK R&D expenditure and 1.2% of total Gross Value Added in Wales.
- Business enterprise R&D accounted for 61.4% of the total in Wales, with higher education accounting for 36.2%, government making up 2.2% and Private Non Profit making up less than 1.0%.
- In a small region such as Wales, the level of R&D expenditure can be influenced greatly by a small number of major projects commencing or ending, meaning the time series can be volatile.
Note
As agreed with the Office for Statistics Regulation, these statistics will be updated at 12.30pm. StatsWales tables will follow within 48 hours.
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