High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)

Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 38.65 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
38.65
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
125th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
83.63
in 1999
All-time low
0.29
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1978–2012

0204060801978199520121978: 0.291979: 11980: 6.11981: 6.31982: 9.11983: 8.91984: 16.91985: 13.21986: 251987: 24.71988: 31.21989: 39.51990: 38.61991: 32.71992: 42.11993: 61.31994: 62.71995: 34.81996: 47.41997: 60.61998: 71.61999: 83.62000: 68.82001: 58.82002: 56.12003: 45.62004: 45.62005: 36.42006: 61.42007: 50.82008: 59.62009: 37.12010: 53.62011: 38.62012: 38.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) is 38.65, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 83.63 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 1978.

Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 125th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.29
1979 1 +244.8%
1980 6.08 +508.0%
1981 6.33 +4.1%
1982 9.08 +43.4%
1983 8.92 -1.8%
1984 16.87 +89.1%
1985 13.18 -21.9%
1986 25 +89.7%
1987 24.72 -1.1%
1988 31.21 +26.3%
1989 39.52 +26.6%
1990 38.64 -2.2%
1991 32.72 -15.3%
1992 42.07 +28.6%
1993 61.27 +45.6%
1994 62.7 +2.3%
1995 34.83 -44.4%
1996 47.36 +36.0%
1997 60.59 +27.9%
1998 71.56 +18.1%
1999 83.63 +16.9%
2000 68.82 -17.7%
2001 58.79 -14.6%
2002 56.13 -4.5%
2003 45.64 -18.7%
2004 45.61 -0.1%
2005 36.4 -20.2%
2006 61.42 +68.7%
2007 50.76 -17.4%
2008 59.59 +17.4%
2009 37.1 -37.7%
2010 53.56 +44.4%
2011 38.6 -27.9%
2012 38.65 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.645 0.29 1 2
1980s 18.09 6.08 39.52 10
1990s 53.54 32.72 83.63 10
2000s 52.03 36.4 68.82 10
2010s 43.6 38.6 53.56 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 38.65 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 83.63 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 1978.
How does Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 125th 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 Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 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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