Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

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EXPENDITURE ON R&D

In 2001-02, Business Expenditure on R&D (BERD) was estimated to be $5,546m at current prices, 13% higher than that recorded in 2000-01. This is the highest level recorded and is the second successive year of significant increase following the declines from 1995-96 to 1998-99 and the levelling off between 1998-99 and 1999-2000.

In volume terms, with the effect of changes in prices and wages and salaries removed, R&D expenditure increased by 8% compared with 2000-01. The 2001-02 expenditure in volume terms is 4% above the previous peak level of 1995-96.

EXPENDITURE ON R&D

• Approximately 2,800 businesses which undertook expenditure in both years, incurring $4,527m of R&D expenditure in 2000-01 and $4,940m in 2001-02, an increase of 9%. Not all businesses increased their expenditure in 2001-02; 45% of continuing R&D performers recorded increases in expenditure of 10% or more, while 33% recorded decreases of 10% or more.
• Approximately 800 businesses which recorded $391m of R&D expenditure in 2000-01, not reporting any R&D in 2001-02.
• Approximately 1,000 businesses which did not report R&D expenditure in 2000-01, recording $606m in 2001-02.

		1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02
Expenditure
At current prices ($m)		4,356.6	4,234.7	r4,221.1	r4,094.7	r4,112.4	r4,917.4	5,545.5
Chain volume measures (a) ($m)		5,109.6	4,829.6	4,718.0	4,474.2	4,349.7	4,917.4	5,329.6
Human resources (person years)		27,123	26,412	r24,769	r25,109	r26,507	r28,295	30,389