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| 20-38 BASIC STATISTICS ON NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
| Item | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
| Number of Scientific Technological Research Institutions | 24985 | 23610 | 22531 | 22151
| # In Research Institutions | 7721 | 7636 | 7558 | 7496
| In Large and Medium Industrial Enterprises | 13107 | 12033 | 11142 | 10926
| In Institutes of Higher Education | 3431 | 3398 | 3343 | 3241
| Number of Persons Engaged in Scientific and Technological Activities (10 000 persons) | 262.5 | 290.3 | 288.6 | 281.4
| # Scientists and Engineers | 155.4 | 168.7 | 166.6 | 149
| Funding for Scientific and Technological Activities (100 million yuan) | 962.5 | 1043.2 | 1181.9 | 1289.8
| # Funds Self-raised | 425.2 | 434.4 | 527.4 | 655.1
| Bank Loans | 127.1 | 149.8 | 155.2 | 171
| Expenditures for Scientific and Technological Activities (100 million yuan) | 845.2 | 930.7 | 1063 | 1128.5
| # Service Fees | 177.1 | 184.9 | 209.4 | 236.2
| Purchases of Fixed Assets | 241.1 | 269.1 | 293.4 | 304.6
| # Research and Development Expenses | 349 | 404.7 | 481.9 | 520.3
| Proportion of Research and Development Expenses to GNP | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.65 | 0.69
| a)Data in this table include the data of enterprises or institutions of constructure, transportation, post and |  |  |  |
| communications, agriculture, geology and water conservancy industy. Data of previous years has been adjusted |  |  |  |
| according to the same standard. |  |  |  |