High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021)

Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 26.4 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
26.4
Change on year
down 18.7%
Rank
177th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
64.9
in 2001
All-time low
0.33
in 1979
Years of data
33
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021), 1979–2012

02040601979199520121979: 0.331981: 11982: 1.31983: 11984: 1.51985: 1.51986: 9.21987: 11.51988: 8.11989: 23.81990: 16.21991: 91992: 16.51993: 14.21994: 26.91995: 16.21996: 36.71997: 351998: 29.51999: 59.72000: 60.62001: 64.92002: 34.42003: 27.42004: 592005: 54.42006: 28.92007: 35.82008: 42.12009: 302010: 30.22011: 32.52012: 26.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) stood at 26.4.

The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 64.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1979.

That places Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) 177th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.33
1981 1 +203.0%
1982 1.33 +33.0%
1983 1 -24.8%
1984 1.5 +50.0%
1985 1.5 +0.0%
1986 9.17 +511.3%
1987 11.5 +25.4%
1988 8.1 -29.6%
1989 23.77 +193.5%
1990 16.25 -31.6%
1991 9 -44.6%
1992 16.48 +83.1%
1993 14.25 -13.5%
1994 26.92 +88.9%
1995 16.25 -39.6%
1996 36.68 +125.7%
1997 35.05 -4.4%
1998 29.5 -15.8%
1999 59.71 +102.4%
2000 60.65 +1.6%
2001 64.9 +7.0%
2002 34.4 -47.0%
2003 27.35 -20.5%
2004 58.98 +115.6%
2005 54.35 -7.9%
2006 28.91 -46.8%
2007 35.76 +23.7%
2008 42.12 +17.8%
2009 30.04 -28.7%
2010 30.2 +0.5%
2011 32.48 +7.5%
2012 26.4 -18.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1986 +511.3% 1.5 9.17

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 6.54 1 23.77 9
1990s 26.01 9 59.71 10
2000s 43.75 27.35 64.9 10
2010s 29.69 26.4 32.48 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) was 26.4 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 64.9 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1979.
How does Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) ranks 177th 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 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (NUTS 2021) 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
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