Appendix table 2. Prevalence of innovation activity relating to products and processes by industry, 2012-2014, share of enterprises
Industry | Product innovations (goods and services) | Process innovations | Product or process innovations | Innovation projects | Innovation activity | All elements |
% | % | % | % | % | % | |
05-09 Mining and quarrying | 7.2 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 12.5 | 2.9 |
10-12 Food products and beverages | 43.4 | 30.1 | 47.6 | 25.5 | 49.5 | 17.0 |
13 Textiles | 55.8 | 73.7 | 76.5 | 58.6 | 76.5 | 37.9 |
14 Wearing apparel | 45.6 | 25.4 | 50.8 | 30.5 | 50.8 | 12.1 |
15 Leather and related products | 15.8 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 5.3 |
16 Wood, products of wood, and cork | 33.2 | 39.3 | 45.5 | 36.3 | 49.6 | 22.9 |
17 Paper and paper products | 52.7 | 56.0 | 66.0 | 50.5 | 67.4 | 35.5 |
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 12.4 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 33.1 | 42.6 | 8.5 |
19-21 Chemicals and chemical products | 63.2 | 50.2 | 71.7 | 62.0 | 81.5 | 32.1 |
22 Rubber and plastic products | 54.3 | 42.9 | 60.2 | 40.8 | 61.2 | 24.5 |
23 Other non-metallic mineral products | 33.5 | 30.7 | 45.6 | 34.9 | 51.2 | 17.2 |
24 Basic metals | 28.1 | 39.6 | 50.7 | 33.2 | 53.8 | 17.0 |
25 Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 30.1 | 37.6 | 44.4 | 27.5 | 46.4 | 18.9 |
26 Computer, electronic and optical products | 68.5 | 43.2 | 74.5 | 62.0 | 78.2 | 36.3 |
27 Electrical equipment | 51.1 | 30.1 | 60.9 | 56.0 | 67.3 | 18.8 |
28 Machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 59.5 | 48.0 | 68.2 | 52.9 | 72.3 | 29.9 |
29 Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 27.0 | 32.6 | 37.8 | 34.3 | 39.1 | 19.4 |
30 Other transport equipment | 34.4 | 29.3 | 34.4 | 26.9 | 34.4 | 26.9 |
31 Furniture | 38.4 | 26.7 | 44.5 | 32.9 | 47.1 | 15.9 |
32 Other manufacturing | 47.2 | 30.6 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 25.3 |
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 15.2 | 17.7 | 28.3 | 16.6 | 33.1 | 1.3 |
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 18.2 | 31.1 | 38.1 | 26.7 | 43.4 | 8.0 |
36 Water collection, treatment and supply | 2.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 2.6 |
37-39 Sewerage, waste treatment | 12.4 | 25.8 | 31.9 | 16.9 | 31.9 | 3.3 |
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 34.3 | 25.6 | 43.9 | 21.3 | 45.8 | 9.6 |
49-52 Transportation and storage | 13.6 | 23.2 | 26.0 | 11.7 | 27.9 | 5.6 |
53 Postal and courier activities | 7.8 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 16.5 | 32.2 | 7.8 |
58 Publishing activities | 45.7 | 32.4 | 48.5 | 29.6 | 48.5 | 23.4 |
59 Programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities | 5.8 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 17.8 | 1.9 |
60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
61 Telecommunications | 40.0 | 35.6 | 50.5 | 61.2 | 68.7 | 25.0 |
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | 64.5 | 48.8 | 71.7 | 55.7 | 75.4 | 35.5 |
63 Information service activities | 53.6 | 32.7 | 65.6 | 41.8 | 65.6 | 17.8 |
64 Financial service activities | 29.8 | 20.4 | 37.5 | 5.8 | 37.5 | 4.9 |
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding | 26.1 | 29.9 | 42.7 | 47.9 | 55.0 | 13.3 |
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | 57.0 | 49.1 | 58.9 | 58.9 | 70.6 | 39.3 |
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | 30.6 | 30.0 | 43.9 | 27.1 | 47.4 | 12.3 |
72 Scientific research and development | 44.2 | 40.4 | 56.9 | 51.6 | 67.6 | 17.1 |
73 Advertising and market research | 34.6 | 31.2 | 46.7 | 33.2 | 50.2 | 16.6 |
All NACE - Total | 34.5 | 32.0 | 45.2 | 29.8 | 48.3 | 16.0 |
05-39 Manufacturing, total | 37.7 | 35.5 | 48.6 | 35.4 | 52.0 | 19.3 |
46, 49-53, 58-66, 71-73 Services, total | 32.0 | 29.2 | 42.5 | 25.3 | 45.3 | 13.3 |
Source: Innovation 2014, Statistics Finland
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Updated 24.3.2016
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