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

Limburg-Weilburg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.17 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.17
Change on year
up 8.3%
Rank
947th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
9.5
in 2000
All-time low
0.17
in 1982
Years of data
29
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Limburg-Weilburg, 1981–2012

02468101981199620121981: 0.51982: 0.171985: 0.251986: 0.71987: 0.71988: 1.81989: 0.331990: 4.41991: 4.81992: 0.751993: 31994: 0.581995: 1.81996: 0.671997: 41999: 42000: 9.52001: 0.632002: 2.12003: 2.32004: 3.62005: 3.92006: 22007: 1.62008: 0.52009: 2.12010: 1.82011: 1.12012: 1.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Limburg-Weilburg is 1.17, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Limburg-Weilburg peaked at 9.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1982.

That places Limburg-Weilburg 947th 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 Limburg-Weilburg, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Limburg-Weilburg, 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 0.5
1982 0.17 -66.0%
1985 0.25 +47.1%
1986 0.7 +180.0%
1987 0.7 +0.0%
1988 1.83 +161.4%
1989 0.33 -82.0%
1990 4.42 +1239.4%
1991 4.81 +8.8%
1992 0.75 -84.4%
1993 3 +300.0%
1994 0.58 -80.7%
1995 1.83 +215.5%
1996 0.67 -63.4%
1997 4 +497.0%
1999 3.95 -1.2%
2000 9.5 +140.5%
2001 0.63 -93.4%
2002 2.15 +241.3%
2003 2.33 +8.4%
2004 3.64 +56.2%
2005 3.92 +7.7%
2006 1.98 -49.5%
2007 1.58 -20.2%
2008 0.5 -68.4%
2009 2.14 +328.0%
2010 1.83 -14.5%
2011 1.08 -41.0%
2012 1.17 +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.64 0.17 1.83 7
1990s 2.67 0.58 4.81 9
2000s 2.84 0.5 9.5 10
2010s 1.36 1.08 1.83 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Limburg-Weilburg?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Limburg-Weilburg was 1.17 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Limburg-Weilburg?
The highest recorded value was 9.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Limburg-Weilburg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1982.
How does Limburg-Weilburg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Limburg-Weilburg ranks 947th 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 Limburg-Weilburg?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Limburg-Weilburg 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
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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