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

Essex (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 10.77 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
10.77
Change on year
down 59.8%
Rank
308th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
79.97
in 1998
All-time low
0.5
in 1980
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Essex (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

0204060801978199520121978: 21979: 2.51980: 0.51981: 2.51982: 1.51983: 31984: 8.81985: 101986: 15.31987: 111988: 15.91989: 30.51990: 24.91991: 221992: 17.61993: 21.91994: 19.71995: 26.61996: 49.91997: 61.71998: 801999: 75.62000: 53.62001: 48.32002: 50.62003: 35.82004: 47.12005: 35.92006: 24.62007: 28.52008: 252009: 25.82010: 24.52011: 26.82012: 10.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Essex (NUTS 2021) stood at 10.77.

That represents a change of down 59.8% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Essex (NUTS 2021) peaked at 79.97 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1980.

Essex (NUTS 2021) ranks 308th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Essex (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 Essex (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 2
1979 2.5 +25.0%
1980 0.5 -80.0%
1981 2.53 +406.0%
1982 1.5 -40.7%
1983 3 +100.0%
1984 8.75 +191.7%
1985 10 +14.3%
1986 15.33 +53.3%
1987 11 -28.2%
1988 15.92 +44.7%
1989 30.47 +91.4%
1990 24.85 -18.4%
1991 22 -11.5%
1992 17.56 -20.2%
1993 21.91 +24.8%
1994 19.69 -10.1%
1995 26.56 +34.9%
1996 49.9 +87.9%
1997 61.71 +23.7%
1998 79.97 +29.6%
1999 75.57 -5.5%
2000 53.62 -29.0%
2001 48.3 -9.9%
2002 50.64 +4.8%
2003 35.75 -29.4%
2004 47.07 +31.7%
2005 35.92 -23.7%
2006 24.63 -31.4%
2007 28.47 +15.6%
2008 25.02 -12.1%
2009 25.75 +2.9%
2010 24.47 -5.0%
2011 26.81 +9.6%
2012 10.77 -59.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.25 2 2.5 2
1980s 9.9 0.5 30.47 10
1990s 39.97 17.56 79.97 10
2000s 37.52 24.63 53.62 10
2010s 20.68 10.77 26.81 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Essex (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Essex (NUTS 2021) was 10.77 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Essex (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 79.97 in 1998.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Essex (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1980.
How does Essex (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Essex (NUTS 2021) ranks 308th 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 Essex (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Essex (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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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