[PDF] Top 20 Statistics in focus Science and technology Trade in high tech products 2008 7

... of Statistics in Focus presents a detailed analysis of the trade in high-tech products, concentrating mainly on world market share ...in trade in high-tech ... See full document

... positive trade balance in high-tech products, notably Germany, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Denmark (see Figure ...in high-tech ... See full document

... in high-tech KIS grew at an annual rate of ...in high-tech KIS than in high-tech ...in high-tech KIS decreased in only six Member States: Denmark, Lithuania, Malta, ... See full document

... In 1996, the bulk of the high technology products imported into the European Union were general electronic goods ECU 19 billion, of which 26.7% were from the United States, 23.3% from th[r] ... See full document

... Regional structure of high-technology exports in 1995 by main groups of countries and branches Mio ECU} Partner countries Reporting countries TOTAL High-tech EU Aircraft and Spacecraft C[r] ... See full document

... Aircraft and Spacecraft Telecommunications Computers, office machinery General electronics Consumption electronics Scientific instruments Machinery Nuclear energy Chemical products Weapo[r] ... See full document

... their high specialisation and relatively low numbers; it constitutes one of the most efficient vehicles for the transmission of knowledge; and it is an increasingly important requirement for the development of ... See full document

... populated, rural areas throughout the European Union. Furthermore, there appears to be a divide not only between haves and have-nots but also within the haves, where a divide between have-more and have-less groups can be ... See full document

... As ‘information search and on-line services’ is the most widespread purpose among individuals (see Graph 2), the setting-up and maintenance of websites is becoming increasingly important. At EU- 25 level, 65% of ... See full document

... This trend applied for all EU-25 Member States except for Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland and Slovakia, largely depending on the industrial structure of the respective country. In Luxembourg the production value per ... See full document

... In all EU countries except Austria, the largest number of non-resident nights was reported in the third quarter of 2004 (Table 2). The smallest figures were reported in all countries for the first quarter, with the ... See full document

... in high-tech sectors; these were all new Member States from the 2004 and 2007 ...EU high-tech sectors, while the employment figure for all sectors of economic activity was 213 ...in ... See full document

... Turnover comprises the totals invoiced by the observation unit during the reference period, and this corresponds to market sales of goods or services supplied to third parties; it includes all duties and taxes on the ... See full document

... In 2000, just as it was ten years earlier, trade between the two regions was dominated by three groups of products: energy SITC 3, miscellaneous manufactured articles SITC 6+8 and machin[r] ... See full document

... The other three components within Manufactured products Chemicals, Manufactured goods classified by material and Miscellaneous manufactured articles - together made up around 40% of all [r] ... See full document

... foreign trade is of- ten not at all or only marginally considered, despite the fact that the results of foreign trade can be held as the issue of the world market ...international trade results are ... See full document

... expenditure whereas Japan spent an average of EUR 4.3 million on each patent application to the EPO. In 1994, Japan spent in terms of R&D expenditure close to EUR 7 million per patent application but after ... See full document

... The legal basis for the STS is Council Regulation No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 ( 1 ) concerning short- term statistics and Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 ( 2 ... See full document

... for high-level talents, discusses the present situation, and analyses the trend of demand for high-end applied talents in various industries in the short and medium ...for high-level applied talent ... See full document

... This sector comprises: all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, ... See full document