Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Personnel costs Current internal expenditure by field of operation and type of research. Unidades: thousands of euros Total Basic research Applied research Technological development Total 12.054.700 2.628.723 4.947.329 4.478.649 Public Administration 2.266.527 772.763 1.211.122 282.642 Higher education 3.357.771 1.592.250 1.244.108 521.413 Companies 6.409.025 258.144 2.478.319 3.672.561 PNPI 21.378 5.566 13.780 2.032 Notas: Fuente: National Statistics Institute