Economic indicators: research and development
Economic indicators measuring trends in research and development are available from a number of sources, including government and professional bodies. On this page you can access reports and online resources providing statistics and commentary.
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Useful links
Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD)
Annual statistical bulletin from the Office for National Statistics providing analysis of R&D spending by UK business across different sectors.
Eurostat: Science, technology and innovation
The European Commission's statistics portal publishes data on R&D expenditure budget appropriations.
Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD)
Annual statistical bulletin from the Office for National Statistics showing R&D expenditure by business, government, higher education and private non-profit organisations.
Research and development policy
GOV.UK portal collecting government activities and publications related to R&D.
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