High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021)

Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 31.08 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
31.08
Change on year
down 40.4%
Rank
155th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
56.83
in 2001
All-time low
0.25
in 1985
Years of data
33
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021), 1979–2012

02040601979199520121979: 0.51981: 0.51982: 5.71983: 51984: 1.51985: 0.251986: 0.671987: 3.91988: 5.31989: 12.31990: 10.41991: 10.31992: 12.21993: 7.21994: 30.31995: 23.11996: 24.71997: 30.61998: 52.51999: 43.82000: 52.32001: 56.82002: 36.32003: 37.92004: 39.92005: 40.62006: 40.82007: 54.12008: 48.52009: 40.72010: 36.22011: 52.12012: 31.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021) stood at 31.08.

The figure is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021) peaked at 56.83 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1985.

Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021) ranks 155th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Bristol, City of (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 Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.5
1981 0.5 +0.0%
1982 5.67 +1034.0%
1983 5 -11.8%
1984 1.5 -70.0%
1985 0.25 -83.3%
1986 0.67 +168.0%
1987 3.93 +486.6%
1988 5.33 +35.6%
1989 12.27 +130.2%
1990 10.4 -15.2%
1991 10.26 -1.3%
1992 12.15 +18.4%
1993 7.18 -40.9%
1994 30.32 +322.3%
1995 23.14 -23.7%
1996 24.71 +6.8%
1997 30.63 +24.0%
1998 52.5 +71.4%
1999 43.75 -16.7%
2000 52.28 +19.5%
2001 56.83 +8.7%
2002 36.31 -36.1%
2003 37.94 +4.5%
2004 39.9 +5.2%
2005 40.59 +1.7%
2006 40.8 +0.5%
2007 54.11 +32.6%
2008 48.45 -10.5%
2009 40.68 -16.0%
2010 36.25 -10.9%
2011 52.11 +43.8%
2012 31.08 -40.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5 0.5 0.5 1
1980s 3.9 0.25 12.27 9
1990s 24.5 7.18 52.5 10
2000s 44.79 36.31 56.83 10
2010s 39.81 31.08 52.11 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021) was 31.08 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 56.83 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1985.
How does Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021) ranks 155th 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 Bristol, City of (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bristol, City of (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)
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