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

Leeds (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.42 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.42
Change on year
up 147.3%
Rank
417th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
17.32
in 2000
All-time low
0.33
in 1982
Years of data
28
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Leeds (NUTS 2021), 1979–2012

0510151979199520121979: 0.671982: 0.331987: 1.51988: 21989: 1.51990: 1.91991: 21992: 2.21993: 4.51994: 4.51995: 2.51996: 6.91997: 5.21998: 51999: 14.22000: 17.32001: 10.72002: 8.32003: 2.82004: 5.52005: 3.82006: 2.82007: 22008: 4.22009: 3.22010: 32011: 32012: 7.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Leeds (NUTS 2021) recorded 7.42 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 147.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Leeds (NUTS 2021) peaked at 17.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1982.

Leeds (NUTS 2021) ranks 417th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Leeds (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 Leeds (NUTS 2021), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.67
1982 0.33 -50.7%
1987 1.5 +354.5%
1988 2 +33.3%
1989 1.5 -25.0%
1990 1.95 +30.0%
1991 2 +2.6%
1992 2.25 +12.5%
1993 4.5 +100.0%
1994 4.5 +0.0%
1995 2.5 -44.4%
1996 6.9 +176.0%
1997 5.17 -25.1%
1998 5 -3.3%
1999 14.23 +184.6%
2000 17.32 +21.7%
2001 10.67 -38.4%
2002 8.35 -21.7%
2003 2.81 -66.3%
2004 5.45 +94.0%
2005 3.75 -31.2%
2006 2.75 -26.7%
2007 2 -27.3%
2008 4.17 +108.5%
2009 3.17 -24.0%
2010 3 -5.4%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 7.42 +147.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.67 0.67 0.67 1
1980s 1.33 0.33 2 4
1990s 4.9 1.95 14.23 10
2000s 6.04 2 17.32 10
2010s 4.47 3 7.42 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Leeds (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Leeds (NUTS 2021) was 7.42 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Leeds (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 17.32 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Leeds (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1982.
How does Leeds (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Leeds (NUTS 2021) ranks 417th 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 Leeds (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Leeds (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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