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