Research and Development Survey 2019

Reference period The reference period for the latest survey was the 2018/19 financial year. Businesses with balance dates falling between 1 January and 30 September supplied data for the year ending 2019. Businesses with balance dates falling between 1 October and 31 December supplied financial data for the year ending 2018. Summary of changes to the R&D population In 2019, the R&D Survey was conducted only for the business sector, as a special iteration of the survey outside of its usual two-yearly cycle. The Government and Higher Education sectors are surveyed every two years and will be included again in the R&D Survey 2020. More information on the Government and Higher Education sectors can be found here: Research and development survey: 2018. The sample for the R&D Survey: 2019 consisted of 4,386 businesses. The overall achieved response rate for the R&D Survey: 2019 was 84 percent for business, the target response rate was 85 percent. We identified some businesses as key units – if their response to a survey question about R&D expenditure was considerable in the previous survey period. The target response rate was 100 percent for businesses identified as key units. The sampling error on the Business sector R&D expenditure figure is 5.8 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. The table below provides a numerical summary of the changes in the R&D population, as well as associated changes in the sample, number of respondents, and sampling errors. Summary of changes in the R&D population for 2019 Year 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 Population Number Business 4,176 4,068 4,185 4,512 4,775 Government 111 96 101 97 .. Higher education 8 8 8 8 .. Total 4,296 4,176 4,294 4,617 4,775 Sample Number Business 3,333 3,606 3,895 4,159 4,386 Government 111 96 92 90 .. Higher education 8 8 8 8 .. Total 3,447 3,708 3,995 4,257 4,386 Number of respondents Number Business 2,922 3,114 2,978 3,455 3,663 Government 99 89 80 78 .. Higher education 8 8 8 8 .. Total 3,030 3,213 3,066 3,541 3,663 Response rate (1) Percent Business 88 86 77 83 84 Government 89 91 87 87 .. Higher education 100 100 100 100 .. Total 88 87 77 83 84 Yes to R&D(2) Number Business 1,491 1,587 1,340 1,642 1,814 Government 63 51 44 46 .. Higher education 8 8 8 8 .. Total 1,560 1,638 1,392 1,696 1,814 R&D performers as percentage of respondents(3) Percent Business 51 51 45 48 50 Government 64 58 55 59 .. Higher education 100 100 100 100 .. Total 51 51 45 48 50 Sample errors Percent Business 3.3 2.4 5.1 5.5 5.8 Government 0.4 0.8 2.1 7.5 .. Higher education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .. Total 1.5 1.7 3.7 3.4 5.8 Response rate = number of respondents divided by sample. 'Yes to R&D' means that a business is carrying out and/or funding R&D. R&D performers as percentage of respondents = 'yes to R&D' divided by number of respondents. .. Data not collected Note: Due to rounding some figures may not add to stated totals. Response rates by industry The table below shows response rates by industry within the business sector. The overall business sector's response rate was 84 percent, ranging from 79 percent to 90 percent across the different industries. Response rates by industry - business sector Published industry Response rate (percent) Year 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 Primary 84 85 74 80 83 Food product manufacturing 92 89 78 85 84 Beverage and tobacco manufacturing 83 80 74 91 89 Textiles, clothing, footwear, and leather manufacturing 90 90 85 86 85 Petroleum, coal, chemical, and associated product manufacturing 88 88 78 85 84 Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 87 87 81 84 84 Metal product manufacturing 92 90 86 90 90 Machinery and equipment manufacturing 91 90 82 83 86 Other manufacturing 87 90 74 83 86 Manufacturing 90 89 80 85 86 Wholesale trade 87 87 78 84 85 Scientific research and technical services 90 88 81 84 79 Computer services 86 83 76 83 83 Other services 87 85 75 82 82 Service 87 85 77 83 83 Total business sector 88 87 77 83 84 Bioscience expenditure on R&D Based on consultation with key stakeholders, the questions that related to Bioscience expenditure on R&D was removed since 2016, as they were no longer relevant. en-NZ