NACE (=Nomenclature statistique des Activités économiques dans la Communauté Européenne) is a
classification system developed by Eurostat to group companies according to their industrial
or commercial activity.
The presentation of R&D expenditure by nace code at the regional level can only be shown at an
aggregated level for confidentiality reasons. Because of the limited number of R&D active companies
in certain economic sectors, it is not possible to publish data at a more detailed level and
safeguard the anonymity of the companies involved.
Selections can be made according to four aggregated NACE categories.
Personnel information is available in both head counts and full-time equivalents.
category 1
- high-tech manufacturing
- medium-high-tech manufacturing
- high-tech knowledge-intensive services
category 2
- chemicals/pharmaceutical
- electronics
- machinery/vehicles
category 3
- high R&D intense industries
- medium high R&D intensive industries
- medium R&D intensive industries
- medium low R&D intensive industries
- low R&D intensive industries
category 4
Note: clarification of the NACE categories
category 1
- high-tech manufacturing: 21 + 26 + 30.3
- medium-high-tech manufacturing: 20 + 25.4 + 27 + 28 + 29 + (30 excluding 30.1 and 30.3) + 32.5
- high-tech knowledge-intensive services: 59 + 60 + 61 + 62 + 63 + 72
category 2
- chemicals/pharmaceutical: 20-21
- electronics: 26-27
- machinery/vehicles: 28-30 (excluding 30.1), 32.5
category 3
- high R&D intense industries: 21 + 26 + 30.3 + 58.2 + 72
- medium high R&D intensive industries: 20 + 25.4 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30 (excluding 30.1 en 30.3) + 32.5 + 62 + 63
- medium R&D intensive industries: 22 + 23 + 24 + 30.1 + 32 (excluding 32.5) + 33
- medium low R&D intensive industries: 05-19 + 25 (excl 25.4) + 31 + 58.1 + 61 + 69-75 (excl. 72)
- low R&D intensive industries: 01-03, 35-39, 41-56, 59-60, 64-98, 77-82, 84-88, 90-99
category 4
- industry: 10-33
- services: 45-82
