High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Münster
Münster: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 31.95 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Münster, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster is 31.95, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster peaked at 53.94 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1981.
Münster ranks 148th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Münster, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 | +150.0% |
| 1981 | 0.75 | -70.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 3.58 | +138.7% |
| 1984 | 5.75 | +60.6% |
| 1985 | 3.17 | -44.9% |
| 1986 | 8.41 | +165.3% |
| 1987 | 6.82 | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 5.5 | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 5.18 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 9.5 | +83.4% |
| 1991 | 9.66 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 16.5 | +70.8% |
| 1993 | 7.45 | -54.8% |
| 1994 | 9.72 | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 21.49 | +121.1% |
| 1996 | 33.65 | +56.6% |
| 1997 | 37.44 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 39.02 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 41.38 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 49.51 | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 53.94 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 48.73 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 38.92 | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 19.29 | -50.4% |
| 2005 | 37.43 | +94.0% |
| 2006 | 32.41 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 24.07 | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 37.51 | +55.8% |
| 2009 | 41.83 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 36.72 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 50.76 | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 31.95 | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.32 | 0.75 | 8.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.58 | 7.45 | 41.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.36 | 19.29 | 53.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.81 | 31.95 | 50.76 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster was 31.95 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Münster?
- The highest recorded value was 53.94 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Münster?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1981.
- How does Münster rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Münster ranks 148th 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 Münster?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Münster 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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