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Appendix table 3. Domestic patent applications of enterprises and associations by industry (TOL 2008), 2008 and 2009

Industry	2008		2009
	Applications	Number of enterprises	Applications	Number of enterprises
Total	1397	512	1403	532
C Manufacturing, total	852	248	834	267
10-12 Food industry	17	6	21	8
13-15 Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industry	4	2	1	1
16-17 Wood and paper industry	83	21	74	19
19-22 Chemical industry	68	29	65	31
24-25, 28-30 Metal and engineering industry	501	110	510	129
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	132	48	108	48
Other manufacturing	47	32	55	31
D,E Electricity, gas and water supply	3	2	2	2
F Construction	25	21	25	20
G Wholesale and retail trade	59	42	68	50
J IInformation and communication	90	51	56	38
72 Scientific research and development	99	26	155	22
M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excl. 72)	166	76	156	86
Other industries	103	46	107	47

Source: Patenting 2009. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mervi Niemi (09) 1734 3263, Kari-Pekka Niemi (09) 1734 3399, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

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Updated 11.11.2010