High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

North East (UK) (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 16.1 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
16.1
Change on year
down 10.9%
Rank
234th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
24.06
in 2008
All-time low
0.7
in 1984
Years of data
31
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1981–2012

05101520251981199620121981: 3.81983: 1.71984: 0.71985: 1.51986: 5.51987: 1.81988: 6.31989: 3.81990: 6.21991: 5.31992: 7.61993: 2.61994: 9.91995: 10.31996: 7.41997: 7.51998: 10.31999: 10.92000: 11.92001: 10.72002: 16.72003: 13.12004: 9.32005: 18.72006: 21.92007: 13.52008: 24.12009: 14.22010: 11.22011: 18.12012: 16.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 16.1 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 24.06 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 1984.

North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 234th 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 North East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 3.83
1983 1.67 -56.4%
1984 0.7 -58.1%
1985 1.5 +114.3%
1986 5.5 +266.7%
1987 1.83 -66.7%
1988 6.33 +245.9%
1989 3.83 -39.5%
1990 6.25 +63.2%
1991 5.32 -14.9%
1992 7.56 +42.1%
1993 2.61 -65.5%
1994 9.95 +281.2%
1995 10.3 +3.5%
1996 7.43 -27.9%
1997 7.54 +1.5%
1998 10.29 +36.5%
1999 10.9 +5.9%
2000 11.95 +9.6%
2001 10.7 -10.5%
2002 16.67 +55.8%
2003 13.12 -21.3%
2004 9.33 -28.9%
2005 18.74 +100.9%
2006 21.85 +16.6%
2007 13.49 -38.3%
2008 24.06 +78.4%
2009 14.18 -41.1%
2010 11.17 -21.2%
2011 18.06 +61.7%
2012 16.1 -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.15 0.7 6.33 8
1990s 7.82 2.61 10.9 10
2000s 15.41 9.33 24.06 10
2010s 15.11 11.17 18.06 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 16.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 24.06 in 2008.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 1984.
How does North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 234th 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 North East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
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