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

Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 125.41 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
125.41
Change on year
down 5.3%
Rank
43rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
141.29
in 2009
All-time low
4
in 1979
Years of data
34
1979–2012

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

0501001501979199520121979: 41980: 5.31981: 6.11982: 6.71983: 7.21984: 15.61985: 11.31986: 7.21987: 17.21988: 24.51989: 13.51990: 211991: 39.11992: 19.91993: 15.11994: 26.11995: 31.81996: 33.51997: 59.41998: 57.61999: 72.12000: 642001: 83.72002: 65.22003: 83.32004: 81.52005: 90.72006: 772007: 112.52008: 96.62009: 141.32010: 134.72011: 132.52012: 125.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013) stood at 125.41.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013) peaked at 141.29 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1979.

That places Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013) 43rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Bouches-du-Rhône (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 Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 4
1980 5.33 +33.2%
1981 6.13 +15.0%
1982 6.67 +8.8%
1983 7.17 +7.5%
1984 15.63 +118.0%
1985 11.28 -27.8%
1986 7.25 -35.7%
1987 17.21 +137.4%
1988 24.53 +42.5%
1989 13.47 -45.1%
1990 21.02 +56.1%
1991 39.09 +86.0%
1992 19.92 -49.0%
1993 15.08 -24.3%
1994 26.07 +72.9%
1995 31.82 +22.1%
1996 33.47 +5.2%
1997 59.41 +77.5%
1998 57.58 -3.1%
1999 72.14 +25.3%
2000 64.05 -11.2%
2001 83.7 +30.7%
2002 65.24 -22.1%
2003 83.31 +27.7%
2004 81.45 -2.2%
2005 90.65 +11.3%
2006 76.97 -15.1%
2007 112.46 +46.1%
2008 96.6 -14.1%
2009 141.29 +46.3%
2010 134.74 -4.6%
2011 132.49 -1.7%
2012 125.41 -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 4 4 1
1980s 11.47 5.33 24.53 10
1990s 37.56 15.08 72.14 10
2000s 89.57 64.05 141.29 10
2010s 130.88 125.41 134.74 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013) was 125.41 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 141.29 in 2009.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1979.
How does Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013) ranks 43rd 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 Bouches-du-Rhône (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bouches-du-Rhône (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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