High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021)

Central Valleys (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.7 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.7
Change on year
up 311.8%
Rank
1123rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
2
in 2004
All-time low
0.17
in 1992
Years of data
20
1987–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1987–2012

00.511.521987199920121987: 11988: 0.51990: 0.51991: 11992: 0.171993: 0.581995: 1.51998: 0.331999: 0.22000: 1.22001: 0.252002: 1.92003: 1.22004: 22005: 1.32007: 0.672008: 22009: 0.832010: 0.172012: 0.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021) stood at 0.7.

That represents a change of up 311.8% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021) peaked at 2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1992.

Central Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 1123rd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the bottom 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 Central Valleys (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 Central Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1987 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1987 1
1988 0.5 -50.0%
1990 0.5 +0.0%
1991 1 +100.0%
1992 0.17 -83.0%
1993 0.58 +241.2%
1995 1.5 +158.6%
1998 0.33 -78.0%
1999 0.2 -39.4%
2000 1.25 +525.0%
2001 0.25 -80.0%
2002 1.86 +644.0%
2003 1.17 -37.1%
2004 2 +70.9%
2005 1.33 -33.5%
2007 0.67 -49.6%
2008 2 +198.5%
2009 0.83 -58.5%
2010 0.17 -79.5%
2012 0.7 +311.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.75 0.5 1 2
1990s 0.6114 0.17 1.5 7
2000s 1.26 0.25 2 9
2010s 0.435 0.17 0.7 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021) was 0.7 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Central Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1992.
How does Central Valleys (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Central Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 1123rd 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 Central Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central Valleys (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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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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