High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Catania

Catania: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1
Change on year
down 89.2%
Rank
982nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
28.93
in 2005
All-time low
0.5
in 1985
Years of data
28
1985–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Catania, 1985–2012

01020301985199820121985: 0.51986: 31987: 6.11988: 6.81989: 8.71990: 8.41991: 13.51992: 61993: 20.11994: 27.91995: 20.91996: 11.81997: 8.81998: 20.21999: 24.72000: 20.62001: 20.82002: 26.82003: 18.42004: 19.22005: 28.92006: 13.52007: 8.32008: 7.72009: 11.72010: 15.42011: 9.22012: 1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Catania recorded 1 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 89.2% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Catania peaked at 28.93 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1985.

Catania ranks 982nd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Catania, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Catania, 1985 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1985 0.5
1986 3 +500.0%
1987 6.08 +102.7%
1988 6.83 +12.3%
1989 8.67 +26.9%
1990 8.42 -2.9%
1991 13.5 +60.3%
1992 6 -55.6%
1993 20.1 +235.0%
1994 27.92 +38.9%
1995 20.9 -25.1%
1996 11.85 -43.3%
1997 8.75 -26.2%
1998 20.17 +130.5%
1999 24.67 +22.3%
2000 20.59 -16.5%
2001 20.75 +0.8%
2002 26.75 +28.9%
2003 18.43 -31.1%
2004 19.19 +4.1%
2005 28.93 +50.8%
2006 13.5 -53.3%
2007 8.33 -38.3%
2008 7.65 -8.2%
2009 11.73 +53.3%
2010 15.4 +31.3%
2011 9.24 -40.0%
2012 1 -89.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.02 0.5 8.67 5
1990s 16.23 6 27.92 10
2000s 17.59 7.65 28.93 10
2010s 8.55 1 15.4 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Catania?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Catania was 1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Catania?
The highest recorded value was 28.93 in 2005.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Catania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1985.
How does Catania rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Catania ranks 982nd 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 Catania?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Catania 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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