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

Lancashire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.92 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.92
Change on year
down 60.3%
Rank
394th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
19.97
in 2011
All-time low
0.17
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Lancashire (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

051015201977199420121977: 0.171978: 11979: 11981: 0.251982: 5.81983: 21984: 2.21985: 5.21986: 2.51987: 1.31988: 2.51989: 71990: 12.51991: 4.51992: 8.11993: 1.41994: 7.21995: 4.51996: 2.51997: 11.21998: 101999: 14.42000: 8.92001: 4.72002: 22003: 4.92004: 2.52005: 52006: 8.42007: 4.22008: 4.82009: 9.82010: 9.92011: 202012: 7.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Lancashire (NUTS 2021) recorded 7.92 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.3% on the previous year and up 290.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 19.97 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1977.

That places Lancashire (NUTS 2021) 394th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Lancashire (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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.17
1978 1 +488.2%
1979 1 +0.0%
1981 0.25 -75.0%
1982 5.83 +2232.0%
1983 2 -65.7%
1984 2.25 +12.5%
1985 5.17 +129.8%
1986 2.5 -51.6%
1987 1.33 -46.8%
1988 2.5 +88.0%
1989 7 +180.0%
1990 12.5 +78.6%
1991 4.5 -64.0%
1992 8.08 +79.6%
1993 1.42 -82.4%
1994 7.17 +404.9%
1995 4.5 -37.2%
1996 2.5 -44.4%
1997 11.17 +346.8%
1998 9.98 -10.7%
1999 14.37 +44.0%
2000 8.9 -38.1%
2001 4.67 -47.5%
2002 2.03 -56.5%
2003 4.87 +139.9%
2004 2.5 -48.7%
2005 5 +100.0%
2006 8.39 +67.8%
2007 4.2 -49.9%
2008 4.75 +13.1%
2009 9.75 +105.3%
2010 9.92 +1.7%
2011 19.97 +101.3%
2012 7.92 -60.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7233 0.17 1 3
1980s 3.2 0.25 7 9
1990s 7.62 1.42 14.37 10
2000s 5.51 2.03 9.75 10
2010s 12.6 7.92 19.97 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) was 7.92 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 19.97 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1977.
How does Lancashire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Lancashire (NUTS 2021) ranks 394th 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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 290.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lancashire (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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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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