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

Milano: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 34.86 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
34.86
Change on year
down 12.1%
Rank
135th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
121.73
in 2002
All-time low
1.75
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Milano, 1978–2012

02550751001251978199520121978: 1.81979: 5.81980: 10.31981: 9.81982: 6.71983: 17.91984: 19.41985: 15.61986: 37.51987: 47.51988: 56.11989: 48.21990: 48.21991: 36.41992: 49.81993: 58.51994: 65.61995: 70.51996: 85.21997: 75.81998: 85.51999: 75.12000: 104.52001: 84.42002: 121.72003: 872004: 83.92005: 87.12006: 81.22007: 65.82008: 48.52009: 62.42010: 41.32011: 39.72012: 34.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Milano is 34.86, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Milano peaked at 121.73 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.75, in 1978.

Milano ranks 135th of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Milano, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Milano, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1.75
1979 5.83 +233.1%
1980 10.33 +77.2%
1981 9.83 -4.8%
1982 6.7 -31.8%
1983 17.95 +167.9%
1984 19.39 +8.0%
1985 15.55 -19.8%
1986 37.53 +141.4%
1987 47.5 +26.6%
1988 56.06 +18.0%
1989 48.18 -14.1%
1990 48.16 -0.0%
1991 36.4 -24.4%
1992 49.8 +36.8%
1993 58.53 +17.5%
1994 65.62 +12.1%
1995 70.52 +7.5%
1996 85.23 +20.9%
1997 75.81 -11.1%
1998 85.45 +12.7%
1999 75.14 -12.1%
2000 104.52 +39.1%
2001 84.38 -19.3%
2002 121.73 +44.3%
2003 87.04 -28.5%
2004 83.89 -3.6%
2005 87.11 +3.8%
2006 81.18 -6.8%
2007 65.76 -19.0%
2008 48.5 -26.2%
2009 62.37 +28.6%
2010 41.29 -33.8%
2011 39.67 -3.9%
2012 34.86 -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.79 1.75 5.83 2
1980s 26.9 6.7 56.06 10
1990s 65.07 36.4 85.45 10
2000s 82.65 48.5 121.73 10
2010s 38.61 34.86 41.29 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Milano?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Milano was 34.86 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Milano?
The highest recorded value was 121.73 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Milano?
The lowest recorded value was 1.75 in 1978.
How does Milano rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Milano ranks 135th 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 Milano?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Milano 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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