High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016)

Dorset CC (NUTS 2016): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.33
Change on year
down 44.5%
Rank
550th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
15.7
in 2001
All-time low
1.5
in 1983
Years of data
30
1983–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016), 1983–2012

0510151983199720121983: 1.51984: 1.51985: 2.21986: 2.21987: 5.31988: 2.31989: 5.21990: 5.41991: 4.61992: 6.31993: 5.51994: 11.11995: 3.51996: 10.21997: 3.31998: 12.21999: 6.92000: 5.62001: 15.72002: 10.82003: 9.22004: 4.62005: 3.42006: 6.72007: 8.32008: 3.92009: 5.32010: 3.52011: 7.82012: 4.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) is 4.33, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 44.5% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) peaked at 15.7 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1983.

That places Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) 550th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Dorset CC (NUTS 2016), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016), 1983 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1983 1.5
1984 1.5 +0.0%
1985 2.17 +44.7%
1986 2.17 +0.0%
1987 5.33 +145.6%
1988 2.33 -56.3%
1989 5.17 +121.9%
1990 5.42 +4.8%
1991 4.58 -15.5%
1992 6.33 +38.2%
1993 5.48 -13.4%
1994 11.12 +102.9%
1995 3.5 -68.5%
1996 10.17 +190.6%
1997 3.33 -67.3%
1998 12.17 +265.5%
1999 6.87 -43.5%
2000 5.6 -18.5%
2001 15.7 +180.4%
2002 10.83 -31.0%
2003 9.25 -14.6%
2004 4.62 -50.1%
2005 3.42 -26.0%
2006 6.7 +95.9%
2007 8.33 +24.3%
2008 3.92 -52.9%
2009 5.31 +35.5%
2010 3.5 -34.1%
2011 7.8 +122.9%
2012 4.33 -44.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.88 1.5 5.33 7
1990s 6.9 3.33 12.17 10
2000s 7.37 3.42 15.7 10
2010s 5.21 3.5 7.8 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) was 4.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016)?
The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Dorset CC (NUTS 2016)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1983.
How does Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) ranks 550th 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 Dorset CC (NUTS 2016)?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dorset CC (NUTS 2016) 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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