High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Centro (IT)
Centro (IT): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 64.23 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
64.23
Change on year
down 11.7%
Rank
82nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
101.41
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Centro (IT), 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Centro (IT) recorded 64.23 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centro (IT) peaked at 101.41 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.
Centro (IT) ranks 82nd 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 Centro (IT), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 4.5 | +350.0% |
| 1980 | 7.17 | +59.3% |
| 1981 | 12.7 | +77.1% |
| 1982 | 4 | -68.5% |
| 1983 | 6.5 | +62.5% |
| 1984 | 13.25 | +103.8% |
| 1985 | 26.68 | +101.4% |
| 1986 | 17.67 | -33.8% |
| 1987 | 23.91 | +35.3% |
| 1988 | 21.13 | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 23.13 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 32.78 | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 26.84 | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 34.13 | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 33.88 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.11 | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 39.58 | +46.0% |
| 1996 | 39.53 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.04 | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 57.8 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 71.86 | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 76.63 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 96.24 | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 72.53 | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 97.03 | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 67.47 | -30.5% |
| 2005 | 101.41 | +50.3% |
| 2006 | 73 | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 91.62 | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 96.23 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 82.26 | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 94.16 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 72.73 | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 64.23 | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.75 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.61 | 4 | 26.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.45 | 26.84 | 71.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.44 | 67.47 | 101.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.04 | 64.23 | 94.16 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centro (IT)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Centro (IT) was 64.23 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Centro (IT)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.41 in 2005.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Centro (IT)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
- How does Centro (IT) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Centro (IT) ranks 82nd 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 Centro (IT)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Centro (IT) 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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