The following are the top five R&D metrics used by industry (2008):
- R&D spending as a percentage of sales (77%)
- Total patents filed/pending/awarded/rejected (61%)
- Total R&D headcount (59%)
- Current-year percentage sales due to new products released in the past six years (56%)
- Number of new products released (53%)
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Source: Goldense Group Inc.’s 2008 Product Development Metrics Survey
Base: 200 companies that design and develop new products
Discovered via ThomasNet’s Industrial Market Trends
