Preliminary figures from the National Science Foundation's new Business R&D and Innovation Survey--fielded for the first time in 2009--indicate that some 22 percent of companies in manufacturing industries and operated in the United States reported one or more product innovations in the period 2006-08 and about 22 percent introduced process innovations during the same period.Preliminary figures from the Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS)--fielded for the first time in 2009--indicate that some 22 percent of companies in manufacturing industries reported one or more product innovations (goods and/or services) in the period 2006-08 and about 22 percent introduced process innovations (new methods for manufacturing or production; logistics, delivery, distribution; support activities).
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