Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Total sectors Current internal expenditure by field of operation and type of research. Unidades: thousands of euros Total Basic research Applied research Technological development Total 14.945.692 3.146.497 6.141.639 5.657.557 Public Administration 2.515.228 859.380 1.312.670 343.179 Higher education 3.946.201 1.938.739 1.497.931 509.532 Companies 8.445.362 333.186 3.309.438 4.802.738 PNPI 38.901 15.193 21.599 2.109 Notas: Fuente: National Statistics Institute