High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Cheshire (NUTS 2021)

Cheshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 4.3 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.3 Number
Change on year
down 24.8%
Rank
556th
of 1427 regions
All-time high
35.57 Number
in 2000
All-time low
0.25 Number
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Cheshire (NUTS 2021), 1980–2012

0102030401980199620121980: 0.25 Number1981: 5.7 Number1982: 0.33 Number1983: 1.3 Number1984: 4 Number1985: 3.3 Number1986: 7.8 Number1987: 2.2 Number1988: 5 Number1989: 12.3 Number1990: 8.5 Number1991: 11.8 Number1992: 12.9 Number1993: 10.3 Number1994: 14.2 Number1995: 12.6 Number1996: 16.7 Number1997: 18.7 Number1998: 28.8 Number1999: 24.8 Number2000: 35.6 Number2001: 19.1 Number2002: 12.5 Number2003: 14.4 Number2004: 13.5 Number2005: 16 Number2006: 7.5 Number2007: 6.3 Number2008: 1.5 Number2009: 3.2 Number2010: 4.3 Number2011: 5.7 Number2012: 4.3 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cheshire (NUTS 2021) is 4.3 Number, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cheshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 35.57 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.25 Number, in 1980.

Cheshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 556th of 1427 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 … NUTS in Cheshire (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 Cheshire (NUTS 2021), 1980 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1980 0.25 Number —
1981 5.67 Number +2168.0%
1982 0.33 Number -94.2%
1983 1.33 Number +303.0%
1984 4 Number +200.8%
1985 3.29 Number -17.8%
1986 7.83 Number +138.0%
1987 2.25 Number -71.3%
1988 5 Number +122.2%
1989 12.3 Number +146.0%
1990 8.52 Number -30.7%
1991 11.83 Number +38.8%
1992 12.93 Number +9.3%
1993 10.32 Number -20.2%
1994 14.17 Number +37.3%
1995 12.55 Number -11.4%
1996 16.73 Number +33.3%
1997 18.72 Number +11.9%
1998 28.8 Number +53.8%
1999 24.75 Number -14.1%
2000 35.57 Number +43.7%
2001 19.06 Number -46.4%
2002 12.52 Number -34.3%
2003 14.43 Number +15.3%
2004 13.48 Number -6.6%
2005 15.97 Number +18.5%
2006 7.47 Number -53.2%
2007 6.35 Number -15.0%
2008 1.48 Number -76.7%
2009 3.2 Number +116.2%
2010 4.33 Number +35.3%
2011 5.72 Number +32.1%
2012 4.3 Number -24.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Cheshire (NUTS 2021) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +2168.0% 0.25 Number 5.67 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.22 Number 0.25 Number 12.3 Number 10
1990s 15.93 Number 8.52 Number 28.8 Number 10
2000s 12.95 Number 1.48 Number 35.57 Number 10
2010s 4.78 Number 4.3 Number 5.72 Number 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cheshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cheshire (NUTS 2021) was 4.3 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Cheshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 35.57 Number in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Cheshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 Number in 1980.
How does Cheshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Cheshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 556th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Cheshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cheshire (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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
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