High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013)

Aquitaine (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 33.65 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
33.65
Change on year
down 12.6%
Rank
140th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
52.48
in 2010
All-time low
0.75
in 1979
Years of data
33
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013), 1979–2012

02040601979199520121979: 0.751980: 1.21982: 5.21983: 21984: 4.31985: 6.81986: 71987: 6.51988: 4.61989: 111990: 14.11991: 7.81992: 9.71993: 12.21994: 2.91995: 1.61996: 6.41997: 8.51998: 5.31999: 7.72000: 10.12001: 12.72002: 9.22003: 6.82004: 22.82005: 15.32006: 36.12007: 33.82008: 33.82009: 37.32010: 52.52011: 38.52012: 33.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) is 33.65, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 266.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) peaked at 52.48 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1979.

Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) ranks 140th 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 Aquitaine (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.75
1980 1.25 +66.7%
1982 5.17 +313.6%
1983 2 -61.3%
1984 4.33 +116.5%
1985 6.78 +56.6%
1986 7 +3.2%
1987 6.48 -7.4%
1988 4.59 -29.2%
1989 11 +139.7%
1990 14.08 +28.0%
1991 7.8 -44.6%
1992 9.67 +24.0%
1993 12.17 +25.9%
1994 2.89 -76.3%
1995 1.6 -44.6%
1996 6.37 +298.1%
1997 8.52 +33.8%
1998 5.28 -38.0%
1999 7.67 +45.3%
2000 10.1 +31.7%
2001 12.71 +25.8%
2002 9.19 -27.7%
2003 6.78 -26.2%
2004 22.82 +236.6%
2005 15.29 -33.0%
2006 36.07 +135.9%
2007 33.78 -6.3%
2008 33.82 +0.1%
2009 37.34 +10.4%
2010 52.48 +40.5%
2011 38.49 -26.7%
2012 33.65 -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.75 0.75 0.75 1
1980s 5.4 1.25 11 9
1990s 7.6 1.6 14.08 10
2000s 21.79 6.78 37.34 10
2010s 41.54 33.65 52.48 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) was 33.65 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 52.48 in 2010.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Aquitaine (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1979.
How does Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) ranks 140th 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 Aquitaine (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 266.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 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
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Coverage
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