| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/09/1716 (16.11.09) |
| Publication Date | 16/11/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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Worldwide corporate R&D investment increased by 6.9% in 2008, in spite of the economic crisis, according to the 2009 'EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard' published on 16 November 2009. With an 8.1% increase, the R&D investment growth of EU companies', defined as companies having headquarters within the EU, was significantly higher than US ones for the second year, at 5.7%, and Japanese ones, at 4.4%. Two EU companies feature in the top ten: Volkswagen in the 3rd place with an R&D investment of €5.93 billion and Nokia in the 8th. The world's biggest investor in R&D was Toyota Motor, with €7.61 billion. The report also showed that companies from emerging countries have the highest R&D investment growth. |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
