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

Hérault (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 14.29 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
14.29
Change on year
down 48.4%
Rank
252nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
30.49
in 2009
All-time low
0.5
in 1980
Years of data
34
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hérault (NUTS 2013), 1979–2012

01020301979199520121979: 41980: 0.51981: 2.21982: 6.91983: 0.51984: 2.21985: 3.21986: 7.81987: 2.91988: 4.71989: 5.21990: 2.91991: 3.61992: 4.81993: 8.21994: 8.81995: 7.61996: 8.31997: 81998: 11.21999: 16.42000: 162001: 16.92002: 13.82003: 172004: 22.92005: 24.92006: 132007: 102008: 13.42009: 30.52010: 22.42011: 27.72012: 14.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hérault (NUTS 2013) is 14.29, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 48.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hérault (NUTS 2013) peaked at 30.49 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1980.

Hérault (NUTS 2013) ranks 252nd 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 Hérault (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 Hérault (NUTS 2013), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 4
1980 0.5 -87.5%
1981 2.2 +340.0%
1982 6.92 +214.5%
1983 0.5 -92.8%
1984 2.25 +350.0%
1985 3.17 +40.9%
1986 7.77 +145.1%
1987 2.88 -62.9%
1988 4.73 +64.2%
1989 5.2 +9.9%
1990 2.92 -43.8%
1991 3.62 +24.0%
1992 4.83 +33.4%
1993 8.17 +69.2%
1994 8.83 +8.1%
1995 7.58 -14.2%
1996 8.3 +9.5%
1997 7.95 -4.2%
1998 11.16 +40.4%
1999 16.39 +46.9%
2000 16.04 -2.1%
2001 16.87 +5.2%
2002 13.77 -18.4%
2003 17.01 +23.5%
2004 22.86 +34.4%
2005 24.89 +8.9%
2006 12.97 -47.9%
2007 9.96 -23.2%
2008 13.39 +34.4%
2009 30.49 +127.7%
2010 22.43 -26.4%
2011 27.69 +23.5%
2012 14.29 -48.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 4 4 1
1980s 3.61 0.5 7.77 10
1990s 7.97 2.92 16.39 10
2000s 17.82 9.96 30.49 10
2010s 21.47 14.29 27.69 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hérault (NUTS 2013) was 14.29 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 30.49 in 2009.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1980.
How does Hérault (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Hérault (NUTS 2013) ranks 252nd 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 Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hérault (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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