Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD)
Business expenditure on research and development (R&D) is crucial to the competitiveness of Scotland's economy. It is considered to be a key determinant of productivity growth and economic performance.
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What do these statistics cover?
Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) expenditure is the most reliable estimate of business R&D spending. In addition, figures are presented for total R&D expenditure in Scotland, which includes R&D undertaken in the government and higher education sectors. The majority of the data presented here comes from R&D surveys conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
What year do the tables relate to?
The latest BERD statistics presents information on R&D performed by businesses operating in Scotland in 2006. The statistics for government, higher education and total R&D are for 2005.