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Economic indicators: research and development

Economic indicators measuring trends in research and development are available from a number of sources, including government and professional bodies. On this page you can access reports and online resources providing statistics and commentary.

Online articles

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides access to a range of articles in full text from leading business, finance and management journals. This resource is available to ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users.

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Useful links

Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD)
Annual statistical bulletin from the Office for National Statistics providing analysis of R&D spending by UK business across different sectors.

Eurostat: Science, technology and innovation
The European Commission's statistics portal publishes data on R&D expenditure budget appropriations.

Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD)
Annual statistical bulletin from the Office for National Statistics showing R&D expenditure by business, government, higher education and private non-profit organisations.

Research and development policy
GOV.UK portal collecting government activities and publications related to R&D.

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