High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)

Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 309.75 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
309.75
Change on year
down 16.0%
Rank
10th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
380.39
in 2002
All-time low
1.33
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

01002003004001977199420121977: 1.31978: 4.51979: 15.31980: 14.31981: 17.81982: 231983: 32.81984: 40.51985: 52.31986: 521987: 48.71988: 821989: 79.21990: 79.11991: 86.31992: 100.21993: 941994: 136.11995: 143.61996: 188.51997: 200.51998: 234.21999: 288.12000: 255.82001: 330.92002: 380.42003: 317.92004: 298.72005: 329.82006: 289.32007: 317.92008: 348.92009: 370.32010: 356.42011: 368.72012: 309.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) is 309.75, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 380.39 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 1977.

Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 10th 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 Centre-Est (FR) (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 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.33
1978 4.5 +238.3%
1979 15.33 +240.7%
1980 14.31 -6.7%
1981 17.77 +24.2%
1982 23 +29.4%
1983 32.75 +42.4%
1984 40.45 +23.5%
1985 52.33 +29.4%
1986 52.02 -0.6%
1987 48.66 -6.5%
1988 81.95 +68.4%
1989 79.15 -3.4%
1990 79.11 -0.1%
1991 86.27 +9.1%
1992 100.19 +16.1%
1993 94.04 -6.1%
1994 136.08 +44.7%
1995 143.55 +5.5%
1996 188.49 +31.3%
1997 200.48 +6.4%
1998 234.25 +16.8%
1999 288.05 +23.0%
2000 255.77 -11.2%
2001 330.95 +29.4%
2002 380.39 +14.9%
2003 317.86 -16.4%
2004 298.67 -6.0%
2005 329.76 +10.4%
2006 289.26 -12.3%
2007 317.87 +9.9%
2008 348.95 +9.8%
2009 370.3 +6.1%
2010 356.41 -3.8%
2011 368.68 +3.4%
2012 309.75 -16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.05 1.33 15.33 3
1980s 44.24 14.31 81.95 10
1990s 155.05 79.11 288.05 10
2000s 323.98 255.77 380.39 10
2010s 344.95 309.75 368.68 3

Countries ranked near Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)

  1. 7 Belgium 317.81 compare
  2. 8 Italy 292.53 compare
  3. 9 Switzerland 289.42 compare
  4. 10 Spain 242.17 compare
  5. 11 Austria 196.21 compare
  6. 12 Denmark 177.05 compare
  7. 13 Norway 64.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 309.75 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 380.39 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 1977.
How does Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 10th 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 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Centre-Est (FR) (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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
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