High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Braunschweig
Braunschweig: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 34.98 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Braunschweig, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Braunschweig stood at 34.98.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Braunschweig peaked at 89.38 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.
Braunschweig ranks 134th 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 Braunschweig, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 7.28 | +385.3% |
| 1980 | 16.2 | +122.5% |
| 1981 | 9.23 | -43.0% |
| 1982 | 11.42 | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 9.58 | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 11.57 | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 12.75 | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 18.08 | +41.8% |
| 1987 | 26.06 | +44.1% |
| 1988 | 33.12 | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 23.45 | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 29.4 | +25.4% |
| 1991 | 28.09 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 22.31 | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 24.08 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 12.02 | -50.1% |
| 1995 | 21.02 | +74.9% |
| 1996 | 35.62 | +69.5% |
| 1997 | 64.57 | +81.3% |
| 1998 | 59.64 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 78.77 | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 57.29 | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 89.38 | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 72.61 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 73.67 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 60.06 | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 41.74 | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 29.88 | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 32.91 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 52.44 | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 47.01 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 35.53 | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 44.46 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 34.98 | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.26 | 1 | 7.28 | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.15 | 9.23 | 33.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.55 | 12.02 | 78.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7 | 29.88 | 89.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.32 | 34.98 | 44.46 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Braunschweig?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Braunschweig was 34.98 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Braunschweig?
- The highest recorded value was 89.38 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Braunschweig?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
- How does Braunschweig rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Braunschweig ranks 134th 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 Braunschweig?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Braunschweig 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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