High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Graz

Graz: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 37.96 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
37.96
Change on year
up 18.2%
Rank
127th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
37.96
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 1986
Years of data
32
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Graz, 1981–2012

0102030401981199620121981: 1.41982: 21983: 31984: 2.51985: 2.11986: 11987: 2.11988: 4.51989: 4.51990: 3.81991: 21992: 41993: 51994: 4.21995: 6.61996: 3.41997: 5.31998: 6.21999: 8.92000: 20.82001: 13.92002: 23.72003: 19.92004: 22.92005: 16.72006: 29.32007: 21.82008: 19.62009: 30.62010: 182011: 32.12012: 38

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Graz recorded 37.96 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Graz peaked at 37.96 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.

Graz ranks 127th 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 Graz, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Graz, 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 1.4
1982 2 +42.9%
1983 3 +50.0%
1984 2.5 -16.7%
1985 2.08 -16.8%
1986 1 -51.9%
1987 2.13 +113.0%
1988 4.55 +113.6%
1989 4.5 -1.1%
1990 3.83 -14.9%
1991 2 -47.8%
1992 3.95 +97.5%
1993 5.05 +27.8%
1994 4.17 -17.4%
1995 6.62 +58.8%
1996 3.39 -48.8%
1997 5.33 +57.2%
1998 6.16 +15.6%
1999 8.88 +44.2%
2000 20.76 +133.8%
2001 13.95 -32.8%
2002 23.66 +69.6%
2003 19.85 -16.1%
2004 22.87 +15.2%
2005 16.67 -27.1%
2006 29.27 +75.6%
2007 21.81 -25.5%
2008 19.57 -10.3%
2009 30.6 +56.4%
2010 18.03 -41.1%
2011 32.12 +78.1%
2012 37.96 +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.57 1 4.55 9
1990s 4.94 2 8.88 10
2000s 21.9 13.95 30.6 10
2010s 29.37 18.03 37.96 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Graz?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Graz was 37.96 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Graz?
The highest recorded value was 37.96 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Graz?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
How does Graz rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Graz ranks 127th 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 Graz?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Graz 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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