00 High use of Sources for innovation from Clients or customers
01 Low use of Sources for innovation from Clients or customers
02 Medium use of Sources for innovation from Clients or customers
03 Missing information for given variable
04 Sources for innovation from Clients or customers, not used
05 Enterprises considering information from competitors or other enterprises in your sector highly important
06 Low use of sources for innovation from Competitors and other enterprises of same industry
07 Medium use of sources for innovation from Competitors and other enterprises of same industry
08 Missing information for given variable
09 Sources from Competitors for innovation and other enterprises of same industry, not used
0a High use of sources from within the enterprise
0b Low use of sources from within the enterprise
0c Medium use of sources from within the enterprise
0d Missing information for given variable
0e Sources from within the enterprise, not used
0f High use of Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions
0g Low use of Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions
0h Medium use of Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions
0i Missing information for given variable
0j Sources for innovation from Fairs, exhibitions, not used
0k High use of Sources for innovation from Government or private non-profit research institutes
0l Low use of Sources for innovation from Government or private non-profit research institutes
0m Medium use of Sources for innovation from Government or private non-profit research institutes
0n Missing information for given variable
0o Sources from Government for innovation or private non-profit research institutes, not used
0p High use of Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group
0q Low use of Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group
0r Medium use of Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group
0s Missing information for given variable
0t Sources for innovation from Other enterprises within the enterprise group, not used
0u High use of Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals
0v Low use of Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals
0w Medium use of Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals
0x Missing information for given variable
0y Sources for innovation from Professional conferences, meetings, journals, not used
0z Enterprises considering information from suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software highly important
10 Low use of Sources for innovation from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc.
11 Medium use of Sources for innovation from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc.
12 Missing information for given variable
13 Sources for innovation from Suppliers of equipment, materials, etc., not used
14 Enterprises considering information from universities or other higher education institutes highly important
15 Low use of Sources for innovation from Universities or other higher education institutes
16 Medium use of Sources for innovation from Universities or other higher education institutes
17 Missing information for given variable
18 Sources for innovation from Universities or other higher education institutes, not used
Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 1.1)
00 Total - all NACE activities
01 Industry (except construction)
02 Mining and quarrying
03 Manufacturing
04 Electricity, gas and water supply
05 Services (except public administration and community services; activities of households and extra-territorial organizations)
06 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
07 Transport, storage and communication
08 Financial intermediation
09 Real estate, renting and business activities
Size classes in number of employees
0 Total
1 From 10 to 49 employees
2 From 10 to 249 employees
3 From 50 to 249 employees
4 250 employees or more
Unit of measure
00 Number
01 Rate
Breakdown by type of innovator
0 Product and/or process innovative enterprises, regardless of organisational or marketing innovation (including enterprises with abandoned/suspended or on-going innovation activities)
1 Novel innovators, product and/or process
2 Product innovative enterprises only
3 Process innovative enterprises only
4 Product and process innovative enterprises only
5 Enterprises with abandoned/suspended and on-going innovation activities only
Source of information for innovation during 1998-2000
methods, notes and classification
Methods 
Variables