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Appendix table 5. Domestic patents granted to enterprises and associations by industry (TOL 2008), 2008 and 2009

Industry	2008		2009
	Patents	Number of enterprises	Patents	Number of enterprises
Total	668	268	647	269
C Manufacturing, total	467	145	473	163
10-12 Food industry	1	1	6	4
13-15 Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industry	5	3	5	3
16-17 Wood and paper industry	24	10	23	12
19-22 Chemical industry	20	15	41	25
24-25, 28-30 Metal and engineering industry	275	64	288	72
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	124	37	96	37
Other manufacturing	18	15	14	10
D,E Electricity, gas and water supply	3	3	2	2
F Construction	10	8	10	8
G Wholesale and retail trade	34	17	33	19
J IInformation and communication	31	20	34	24
72 Scientific research and development	33	16	23	10
M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excl. 72)	71	44	54	31
Other industries	19	15	18	12

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