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

Neuchâtel: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 16.45 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
16.45
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
231st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
40.92
in 2001
All-time low
2.4
in 1991
Years of data
33
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Neuchâtel, 1980–2012

0102030401980199620121980: 31981: 3.51982: 3.31983: 2.51984: 41985: 3.71986: 31987: 7.31988: 31989: 4.71990: 6.21991: 2.41992: 14.81993: 16.91994: 13.21995: 15.61996: 141997: 23.21998: 13.11999: 21.52000: 22.42001: 40.92002: 33.32003: 19.22004: 15.52005: 21.32006: 28.42007: 29.72008: 26.62009: 19.92010: 21.82011: 15.52012: 16.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Neuchâtel is 16.45, measured in 2012.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Neuchâtel peaked at 40.92 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 1991.

That places Neuchâtel 231st out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Neuchâtel, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Neuchâtel, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 3
1981 3.5 +16.7%
1982 3.33 -4.9%
1983 2.5 -24.9%
1984 4 +60.0%
1985 3.67 -8.3%
1986 3 -18.3%
1987 7.33 +144.3%
1988 3 -59.1%
1989 4.67 +55.7%
1990 6.25 +33.8%
1991 2.4 -61.6%
1992 14.83 +517.9%
1993 16.92 +14.1%
1994 13.17 -22.2%
1995 15.6 +18.5%
1996 14 -10.3%
1997 23.23 +65.9%
1998 13.14 -43.4%
1999 21.49 +63.5%
2000 22.37 +4.1%
2001 40.92 +82.9%
2002 33.31 -18.6%
2003 19.22 -42.3%
2004 15.48 -19.5%
2005 21.32 +37.7%
2006 28.4 +33.2%
2007 29.72 +4.6%
2008 26.61 -10.5%
2009 19.92 -25.1%
2010 21.78 +9.3%
2011 15.53 -28.7%
2012 16.45 +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.8 2.5 7.33 10
1990s 14.1 2.4 23.23 10
2000s 25.73 15.48 40.92 10
2010s 17.92 15.53 21.78 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Neuchâtel?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Neuchâtel was 16.45 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Neuchâtel?
The highest recorded value was 40.92 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Neuchâtel?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 1991.
How does Neuchâtel rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Neuchâtel ranks 231st 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 Neuchâtel?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Neuchâtel 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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