
A survey of 142 EU companies has found record levels of investment in R&D, but with much higher growth in their spending in China than at home.
The most recent edition of the annual EU R&D survey, which measures industrial investment trends, was published on 1 April by the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s science service.
The surveyed companies, described as top EU R&D performers, said they expected to increase their investment in R&D carried out in the EU by 4.5 per cent in 2019.