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

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 17.22 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
17.22
Change on year
down 34.4%
Rank
225th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
33.33
in 2000
All-time low
0.83
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

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

01020301978199520121978: 0.831979: 11980: 21981: 31982: 2.81983: 1.91984: 6.71985: 121986: 7.41987: 8.31988: 8.21989: 91990: 14.61991: 17.81992: 14.11993: 16.61994: 11.21995: 17.41996: 26.31997: 281998: 31.31999: 29.52000: 33.32001: 21.12002: 222003: 22.32004: 16.92005: 29.42006: 19.62007: 19.92008: 11.12009: 13.42010: 14.92011: 26.32012: 17.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) stood at 17.22.

The figure is down 34.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) peaked at 33.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1978.

Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) ranks 225th 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 Greater Manchester (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 Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.83
1979 1 +20.5%
1980 2 +100.0%
1981 3 +50.0%
1982 2.83 -5.7%
1983 1.92 -32.2%
1984 6.67 +247.4%
1985 12 +79.9%
1986 7.42 -38.2%
1987 8.33 +12.3%
1988 8.17 -1.9%
1989 8.98 +9.9%
1990 14.62 +62.8%
1991 17.77 +21.5%
1992 14.07 -20.8%
1993 16.58 +17.8%
1994 11.16 -32.7%
1995 17.44 +56.3%
1996 26.33 +51.0%
1997 28.03 +6.5%
1998 31.29 +11.6%
1999 29.5 -5.7%
2000 33.33 +13.0%
2001 21.05 -36.8%
2002 22.04 +4.7%
2003 22.34 +1.4%
2004 16.87 -24.5%
2005 29.35 +74.0%
2006 19.62 -33.2%
2007 19.92 +1.5%
2008 11.08 -44.4%
2009 13.37 +20.7%
2010 14.95 +11.8%
2011 26.26 +75.7%
2012 17.22 -34.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.915 0.83 1 2
1980s 6.13 1.92 12 10
1990s 20.68 11.16 31.29 10
2000s 20.9 11.08 33.33 10
2010s 19.48 14.95 26.26 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 (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) was 17.22 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 (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 33.33 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1978.
How does Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Greater Manchester (NUTS 2021) ranks 225th 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 (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greater Manchester (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
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