High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Aargau

Aargau: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 44.68 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
44.68
Change on year
up 21.5%
Rank
110th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
62.53
in 2001
All-time low
1.5
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Aargau, 1977–2012

02040601977199420121977: 1.51979: 5.51980: 3.81981: 6.81982: 8.81983: 9.51984: 12.41985: 13.21986: 26.51987: 261988: 25.71989: 19.61990: 11.61991: 11.81992: 17.11993: 12.91994: 141995: 13.91996: 21.41997: 18.61998: 36.81999: 332000: 51.12001: 62.52002: 41.32003: 22.32004: 34.22005: 352006: 23.12007: 45.22008: 26.92009: 35.62010: 30.12011: 36.82012: 44.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aargau stood at 44.68.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aargau peaked at 62.53 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1977.

Aargau ranks 110th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Aargau, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Aargau, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.5
1979 5.5 +266.7%
1980 3.75 -31.8%
1981 6.83 +82.1%
1982 8.75 +28.1%
1983 9.54 +9.0%
1984 12.39 +29.9%
1985 13.17 +6.3%
1986 26.47 +101.0%
1987 26 -1.8%
1988 25.67 -1.3%
1989 19.62 -23.6%
1990 11.64 -40.7%
1991 11.75 +0.9%
1992 17.15 +46.0%
1993 12.93 -24.6%
1994 13.98 +8.1%
1995 13.9 -0.6%
1996 21.35 +53.6%
1997 18.55 -13.1%
1998 36.77 +98.2%
1999 33.01 -10.2%
2000 51.11 +54.8%
2001 62.53 +22.3%
2002 41.32 -33.9%
2003 22.31 -46.0%
2004 34.17 +53.2%
2005 34.96 +2.3%
2006 23.05 -34.1%
2007 45.19 +96.1%
2008 26.95 -40.4%
2009 35.64 +32.2%
2010 30.06 -15.7%
2011 36.76 +22.3%
2012 44.68 +21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.5 1.5 5.5 2
1980s 15.22 3.75 26.47 10
1990s 19.1 11.64 36.77 10
2000s 37.72 22.31 62.53 10
2010s 37.17 30.06 44.68 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aargau?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aargau was 44.68 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Aargau?
The highest recorded value was 62.53 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Aargau?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1977.
How does Aargau rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Aargau ranks 110th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Aargau?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Aargau data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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