Top 10 Companies Investing In Research And Development

posted: 10/06/06
ASSOCIATED PRESS, 10/05/2006

The top 10 companies worldwide investing in research and development last year:
1. Ford Motor Co. (U.S.), €6.78 billion (US$8.6 billion)
2. Pfizer Inc. (U.S.), €6.3 billion (US$8 billion)
3. General Motors Corp. (U.S.), €5.67 billion (US$7.2 billion)
4. DaimlerChrysler AG (Germany), €5.64 billion (US$7.15 billion)
5. Microsoft Corp. (U.S.), €5.58 billion (US$7.08 billion)
6. Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan), €5.42 billion (US$6.87 billion)
7. Johnson & Johnson (U.S.), €5.35 billion (US$6.79 billion)
8. Siemens AG (Germany), €5.15 billion (US$6.53 billion)
9. Samsung Electronics Co. (South Korea), €4.61 billion (US$5.85 billion)
10. GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Britain), €4.56 billion (US$5.78 billion)
Source: European Commission
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