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

Hildesheim: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.9 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.9
Change on year
up 34.0%
Rank
323rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
76.51
in 1999
All-time low
1
in 1979
Years of data
34
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hildesheim, 1979–2012

0204060801979199520121979: 11980: 1.81981: 10.31982: 51983: 8.21984: 8.71985: 11.11986: 9.51987: 10.71988: 21.31989: 18.71990: 10.61991: 111992: 14.41993: 24.61994: 12.81995: 22.41996: 46.51997: 54.91998: 47.81999: 76.52000: 43.72001: 38.22002: 33.52003: 29.12004: 29.72005: 25.82006: 19.12007: 22.62008: 16.42009: 21.22010: 9.52011: 7.42012: 9.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hildesheim stood at 9.9.

That represents a change of up 34.0% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hildesheim peaked at 76.51 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1979.

That places Hildesheim 323rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Hildesheim, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Hildesheim, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 1
1980 1.8 +80.0%
1981 10.33 +473.9%
1982 5 -51.6%
1983 8.25 +65.0%
1984 8.67 +5.1%
1985 11.08 +27.8%
1986 9.5 -14.3%
1987 10.67 +12.3%
1988 21.3 +99.6%
1989 18.72 -12.1%
1990 10.58 -43.5%
1991 11 +4.0%
1992 14.45 +31.4%
1993 24.55 +69.9%
1994 12.75 -48.1%
1995 22.43 +75.9%
1996 46.54 +107.5%
1997 54.9 +18.0%
1998 47.83 -12.9%
1999 76.51 +60.0%
2000 43.72 -42.9%
2001 38.25 -12.5%
2002 33.45 -12.5%
2003 29.1 -13.0%
2004 29.7 +2.1%
2005 25.8 -13.1%
2006 19.15 -25.8%
2007 22.55 +17.8%
2008 16.39 -27.3%
2009 21.19 +29.3%
2010 9.5 -55.2%
2011 7.39 -22.2%
2012 9.9 +34.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 10.53 1.8 21.3 10
1990s 32.15 10.58 76.51 10
2000s 27.93 16.39 43.72 10
2010s 8.93 7.39 9.9 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hildesheim?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hildesheim was 9.9 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hildesheim?
The highest recorded value was 76.51 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hildesheim?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
How does Hildesheim rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Hildesheim ranks 323rd 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 Hildesheim?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hildesheim 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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