Science, Technology and Industry

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Reviews trends and structural shifts in technology and industrial performance in OECD countries. The report covers three main areas. The first reviews trends in science and technology and particularly those pertaining to financial and human resources devoted to R&D, R&D performed by industry, technology diffusion, and patents. The second examines trends and structural shifts in production, employment and skills in industry, prices and labor compensation, physical investment, and productivity. the last part focuses on patterns of globalisation of industry as revealed by trends in international trade and foreign direct investment. An annex provides detailed statistical tables.