High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Niedersachsen
Niedersachsen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 156.55 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Niedersachsen, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Niedersachsen is 156.55 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Niedersachsen peaked at 294.65 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.5 Number, in 1977.
That places Niedersachsen 35th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 … NUTS in Niedersachsen, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.5 Number | — |
| 1978 | 5.17 Number | +244.7% |
| 1979 | 16.28 Number | +214.9% |
| 1980 | 35.58 Number | +118.6% |
| 1981 | 36.23 Number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 30.17 Number | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 49.87 Number | +65.3% |
| 1984 | 50.1 Number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 56.89 Number | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 76.59 Number | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 90.77 Number | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 95.75 Number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 85.83 Number | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 74.81 Number | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 89.46 Number | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 77.25 Number | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 89.45 Number | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 62.11 Number | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 96.28 Number | +55.0% |
| 1996 | 148.51 Number | +54.2% |
| 1997 | 185.23 Number | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 189.99 Number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 294.65 Number | +55.1% |
| 2000 | 243.42 Number | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 253.45 Number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 242.34 Number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 270.86 Number | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 261.3 Number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 210.28 Number | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 159.83 Number | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 196.43 Number | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 238.4 Number | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 185.45 Number | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 162.42 Number | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 172.39 Number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 156.55 Number | -9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Niedersachsen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +244.7% | 1.5 Number | 5.17 Number |
| 1979 | +214.9% | 5.17 Number | 16.28 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.65 Number | 1.5 Number | 16.28 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 60.78 Number | 30.17 Number | 95.75 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 130.77 Number | 62.11 Number | 294.65 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.18 Number | 159.83 Number | 270.86 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.79 Number | 156.55 Number | 172.39 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Niedersachsen?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Niedersachsen was 156.55 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The highest recorded value was 294.65 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 Number in 1977.
- How does Niedersachsen rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Niedersachsen ranks 35th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Niedersachsen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niedersachsen 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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