High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Hessen
Hessen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 198.42 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hessen, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hessen stood at 198.42 Number.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hessen peaked at 297.77 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.45 Number, in 1977.
Hessen ranks 29th of 1427 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 … NUTS in Hessen, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.45 Number | — |
| 1978 | 36.28 Number | +462.5% |
| 1979 | 53.11 Number | +46.4% |
| 1980 | 42.68 Number | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 57.93 Number | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 59.52 Number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 71.05 Number | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 92.12 Number | +29.7% |
| 1985 | 81.77 Number | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 92.87 Number | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 130.84 Number | +40.9% |
| 1988 | 121.28 Number | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 102.7 Number | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 115.26 Number | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 104.54 Number | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 92.38 Number | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 94.56 Number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 104.75 Number | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 125.72 Number | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 152.97 Number | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 182.36 Number | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 198.97 Number | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 245.75 Number | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 297.77 Number | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 258.23 Number | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 243.35 Number | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 227.64 Number | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 281.1 Number | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 220.75 Number | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 226.8 Number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 235.41 Number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 186.65 Number | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 212.63 Number | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 219.86 Number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 230.25 Number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 198.42 Number | -13.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Hessen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +462.5% | 6.45 Number | 36.28 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.95 Number | 6.45 Number | 53.11 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 85.28 Number | 42.68 Number | 130.84 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.73 Number | 92.38 Number | 245.75 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 239.03 Number | 186.65 Number | 297.77 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.18 Number | 198.42 Number | 230.25 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hessen?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hessen was 198.42 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hessen?
- The highest recorded value was 297.77 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hessen?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 Number in 1977.
- How does Hessen rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Hessen ranks 29th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Hessen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hessen 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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