High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Nord-Ovest
Nord-Ovest: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 124.62 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Nord-Ovest, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Nord-Ovest recorded 124.62 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nord-Ovest peaked at 318.76 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4 Number, in 1977.
That places Nord-Ovest 44th 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 Nord-Ovest, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 Number | — |
| 1978 | 9.25 Number | +131.2% |
| 1979 | 23 Number | +148.6% |
| 1980 | 46.97 Number | +104.2% |
| 1981 | 40.33 Number | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 37.33 Number | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 77.68 Number | +108.1% |
| 1984 | 56.33 Number | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 68.68 Number | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 103.08 Number | +50.1% |
| 1987 | 98.72 Number | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 118.67 Number | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 127.34 Number | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 121.54 Number | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 100.55 Number | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 133.85 Number | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 141.63 Number | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 157.07 Number | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 158.67 Number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 192.95 Number | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 195.91 Number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 221.94 Number | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 212.33 Number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 261.51 Number | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 237.81 Number | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 318.76 Number | +34.0% |
| 2003 | 285.01 Number | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 273.92 Number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 290.13 Number | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 269.47 Number | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 220.98 Number | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 227.06 Number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 201.86 Number | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 159.85 Number | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 187.1 Number | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 124.62 Number | -33.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Nord-Ovest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +148.6% | 9.25 Number | 23 Number |
| 1978 | +131.2% | 4 Number | 9.25 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.08 Number | 4 Number | 23 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 77.51 Number | 37.33 Number | 127.34 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.64 Number | 100.55 Number | 221.94 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 258.65 Number | 201.86 Number | 318.76 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.19 Number | 124.62 Number | 187.1 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 Nord-Ovest?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nord-Ovest was 124.62 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 Nord-Ovest?
- The highest recorded value was 318.76 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Nord-Ovest?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Number in 1977.
- How does Nord-Ovest rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Nord-Ovest ranks 44th 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 Nord-Ovest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nord-Ovest 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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