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

Cheshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.3 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.3
Change on year
down 24.8%
Rank
555th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
35.57
in 2000
All-time low
0.25
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: 0.251981: 5.71982: 0.331983: 1.31984: 41985: 3.31986: 7.81987: 2.21988: 51989: 12.31990: 8.51991: 11.81992: 12.91993: 10.31994: 14.21995: 12.61996: 16.71997: 18.71998: 28.81999: 24.82000: 35.62001: 19.12002: 12.52003: 14.42004: 13.52005: 162006: 7.52007: 6.32008: 1.52009: 3.22010: 4.32011: 5.72012: 4.3

Source: Eurostat.

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, 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 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1980.

Cheshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 555th 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 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 Value Change
1980 0.25
1981 5.67 +2168.0%
1982 0.33 -94.2%
1983 1.33 +303.0%
1984 4 +200.8%
1985 3.29 -17.8%
1986 7.83 +138.0%
1987 2.25 -71.3%
1988 5 +122.2%
1989 12.3 +146.0%
1990 8.52 -30.7%
1991 11.83 +38.8%
1992 12.93 +9.3%
1993 10.32 -20.2%
1994 14.17 +37.3%
1995 12.55 -11.4%
1996 16.73 +33.3%
1997 18.72 +11.9%
1998 28.8 +53.8%
1999 24.75 -14.1%
2000 35.57 +43.7%
2001 19.06 -46.4%
2002 12.52 -34.3%
2003 14.43 +15.3%
2004 13.48 -6.6%
2005 15.97 +18.5%
2006 7.47 -53.2%
2007 6.35 -15.0%
2008 1.48 -76.7%
2009 3.2 +116.2%
2010 4.33 +35.3%
2011 5.72 +32.1%
2012 4.3 -24.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.22 0.25 12.3 10
1990s 15.93 8.52 28.8 10
2000s 12.95 1.48 35.57 10
2010s 4.78 4.3 5.72 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 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 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 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 555th 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 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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