High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010)

Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 5.5 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
5.5
Change on year
up 53.6%
Rank
486th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
6.92
in 1991
All-time low
0.33
in 1978
Years of data
30
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010), 1978–2012

02461978199520121978: 0.331983: 1.21985: 1.31986: 1.11987: 11988: 3.21989: 2.81990: 6.71991: 6.91992: 4.51993: 5.21994: 4.11995: 4.61996: 3.41997: 41998: 2.91999: 2.52000: 6.92001: 2.22002: 3.32003: 4.42004: 1.22005: 4.12006: 42007: 3.52008: 2.42009: 4.32010: 5.22011: 3.62012: 5.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) is 5.5, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 53.6% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) peaked at 6.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1978.

Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) ranks 486th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.33
1983 1.25 +278.8%
1985 1.33 +6.4%
1986 1.08 -18.8%
1987 1 -7.4%
1988 3.17 +217.0%
1989 2.83 -10.7%
1990 6.67 +135.7%
1991 6.92 +3.7%
1992 4.5 -35.0%
1993 5.25 +16.7%
1994 4.14 -21.1%
1995 4.58 +10.6%
1996 3.42 -25.3%
1997 3.97 +16.1%
1998 2.85 -28.2%
1999 2.51 -11.9%
2000 6.86 +173.3%
2001 2.17 -68.4%
2002 3.28 +51.2%
2003 4.43 +35.1%
2004 1.25 -71.8%
2005 4.08 +226.4%
2006 4.03 -1.2%
2007 3.5 -13.2%
2008 2.37 -32.3%
2009 4.33 +82.7%
2010 5.17 +19.4%
2011 3.58 -30.8%
2012 5.5 +53.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 1.78 1 3.17 6
1990s 4.48 2.51 6.92 10
2000s 3.63 1.25 6.86 10
2010s 4.75 3.58 5.5 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) was 5.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010)?
The highest recorded value was 6.92 in 1991.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1978.
How does Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) ranks 486th 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 Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010)?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greater Manchester North (NUTS 2010) 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
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