Appendix A - Summary for UK1000

The pattern of R&D - an overview

• Introduction

• The scale of R&D

• The sectoral distribution of R&D

• The concentration of R&D

• The UK's biggest investors in R&D

• The global leaders in R&D

Key sectoral trends in R&D - a comparison of UK and global performance

• Introduction

• Summary

• The scale of R&D expenditure by sector

• Performance: R&D, sales and operating profits

• R&D and Value added among UK investors

Sector Summaries

• Aerospace & Defence

• Automobiles & Parts

• Banks

• Fixed Line & Mobile Telecommunications

• Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

• Software & Computer Services

The pattern of R&D across different categories of firm in the UK

• Introduction

• Summary

• Differences in R&D between firms by value of sales

• Differences in R&D between different types of ownership

• R&D intensity of firms

• The biggest changes in the UK

Commentary Archive

• Summary

• 2007 - Mike Carr

• 2006 - Sir David McMurtry

• 2006 - Douglas Caster

• 2005 - Sir Christopher O'Donnell

• 2005 - Richard Longdon

• 2004 - Sir Peter Williams

• 2004 - Gordon Page CBE

• 2003 - Sir Tom McKillop

• 2003 - Brian Harding

• 2002 - Sir David McMurtry

• 2002 - Brian Harding

• 2001 - Sir William Castell

• 2001 - Andy Crossley