High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 31.6 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 31.6, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 45.8% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 92.66 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1977.
That places North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 152nd 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 North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.17 | — |
| 1978 | 1.83 | +976.5% |
| 1979 | 2 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 3.25 | +62.5% |
| 1981 | 9.42 | +189.8% |
| 1982 | 11 | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 6.75 | -38.6% |
| 1984 | 13.58 | +101.2% |
| 1985 | 23.55 | +73.4% |
| 1986 | 18.75 | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 14.67 | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 20.83 | +42.0% |
| 1989 | 34.19 | +64.1% |
| 1990 | 38.8 | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 40.6 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 41.45 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 31.82 | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 43.23 | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 37.24 | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 51.93 | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 72.22 | +39.1% |
| 1998 | 88.25 | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 73.57 | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 92.66 | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 55.28 | -40.3% |
| 2002 | 50.97 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 51.26 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 40.37 | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 58.67 | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 40.43 | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 36.6 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 23.73 | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 32.05 | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 38.29 | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 58.28 | +52.2% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | -45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 | 0.17 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980s | 15.6 | 3.25 | 34.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.91 | 31.82 | 88.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2 | 23.73 | 92.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.72 | 31.6 | 58.28 | 3 |
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- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 95.5% (2020)
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- Individuals who used the internet for interaction with public 58.1% (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 31.6 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 West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.66 in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1977.
- How does North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 152nd 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 West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North West (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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