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Title	Preliminary Results of the Survey of Business Activities in 2020
Date	2021-12-23
□ In 2020, the number of survey target enterprises was 13,429 entities, rising by 1.3% from 13,255 entities in 2019. □ In 2020, the annual sales of survey target enterprises (excluding 'Financial and Insurance Activities') stood at 2,360 trillion won, dropping by 3.2% from 2,440 trillion won in 2019. □ Among survey target enterprises, 5,823 enterprises operated subsidiaries. Among them, 3,313 enterprises operated subsidiaries overseas, which rose by 2.0% from 3,247 enterprises in 2019. □ The research and development expenditures (excluding 'Financial and Insurance Activities') amounted to 63.7 trillion won in 2020, which increased by 5.9% from 60.1 trillion won in 2019. □ The enterprises oursourcing their business amounted to 9,737 entities, rising by 2.2% from 9,527 enterprises in 2019. □ Among survey target enterprises, 1,773 enterprises developed and utilized the 4th industrial revolution-related technologies, rising by 3.6% from 1,711 enterprises in 2019. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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