High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 3.51 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
3.51
Change on year
down 24.5%
Rank
624th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
12.14
in 2000
All-time low
0.2
in 1986
Years of data
29
1984–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 1984–2012

02.557.51012.51984199820121984: 11985: 11986: 0.21987: 3.71988: 11989: 2.81990: 0.331991: 41992: 2.31993: 6.11994: 4.71995: 3.71996: 7.81997: 6.21998: 4.21999: 6.22000: 12.12001: 10.22002: 7.62003: 8.72004: 3.12005: 3.42006: 6.72007: 6.62008: 9.42009: 1.92010: 7.52011: 4.72012: 3.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is 3.51, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis peaked at 12.14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1986.

That places Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 624th 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 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, 1984 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1984 1
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 0.2 -80.0%
1987 3.67 +1735.0%
1988 1 -72.8%
1989 2.83 +183.0%
1990 0.33 -88.3%
1991 4 +1112.1%
1992 2.33 -41.8%
1993 6.12 +162.7%
1994 4.65 -24.0%
1995 3.67 -21.1%
1996 7.8 +112.5%
1997 6.18 -20.8%
1998 4.17 -32.5%
1999 6.22 +49.2%
2000 12.14 +95.2%
2001 10.2 -16.0%
2002 7.59 -25.6%
2003 8.65 +14.0%
2004 3.12 -63.9%
2005 3.37 +8.0%
2006 6.69 +98.5%
2007 6.6 -1.3%
2008 9.45 +43.2%
2009 1.93 -79.6%
2010 7.47 +287.0%
2011 4.65 -37.8%
2012 3.51 -24.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.62 0.2 3.67 6
1990s 4.55 0.33 7.8 10
2000s 6.97 1.93 12.14 10
2010s 5.21 3.51 7.47 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis was 3.51 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 12.14 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1986.
How does Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis ranks 624th 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 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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