COVID variables in R&D Number of employees Total Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D Less than 10 employees 2.752 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D From 10 to 49 employees 4.509 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D From 50 to 249 employees 2.862 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D 250 and more employees 1.065 Number of enterprises that carry out intramural R&D Total 11.188 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 7,98 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 7,31 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 5,51 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 250 and more employees 5,67 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was increased by COVID-19 Total 6,86 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 30,45 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 27,2 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 26,2 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 250 and more employees 29,33 % of companies whose internal R&D expenditure was decreased by COVID-19 Total 27,95 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 7,96 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 8,25 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 8,25 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 250 and more employees 11,01 % of companies that performed internal R&D related to COVID-19 Total 8,44 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 Less than 10 employees 8.106 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 10 to 49 employees 23.155 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 From 50 to 249 employees 39.162 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 250 and more employees 58.852 Total expenditure on internal R&D related to COVID-19 Total 129.275