Table I.

Innovative efforts of Brazilian firms, 2000-2011

Variables20002003200520082011
Total firms72,00584,26595,301100,496116,632
Innovative firms/total firms (%)31.533.334.438.135.5
Expenditure on innovative activities/total expenditure (%)
Machines and equipment52.249.748.449.246.9
Internal R&D16.822.020.924.529.8
External R&D2.82.92.84.04.4
External knowledge acquisition5.23.44.72.72.8
Training1.92.01.82.11.2
Cooperation with universities and research institutes
Total innovative firms that cooperate8675391,0671,5403,039
Innovative firms that cooperate (%)11.03.87.210,115.9
Cooperation goal: R&D and product tests3546639241,626
Cooperation goal: other activities1854046261,413
Source: Authors’ own. Data sourced from the PINTEC database

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