High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ostschweiz
Ostschweiz: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 18.15 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ostschweiz, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ostschweiz recorded 18.15 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostschweiz peaked at 27.33 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1985.
Ostschweiz ranks 215th 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 Ostschweiz, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 2.5 | +150.0% |
| 1981 | 3.5 | +40.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | -71.4% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | -83.3% |
| 1986 | 4 | +700.0% |
| 1987 | 8.5 | +112.5% |
| 1988 | 4.62 | -45.6% |
| 1989 | 11.25 | +143.5% |
| 1990 | 5.5 | -51.1% |
| 1991 | 6.33 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 4.33 | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 2.17 | -49.9% |
| 1994 | 4.75 | +118.9% |
| 1995 | 5.58 | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 15.2 | +172.4% |
| 1997 | 15.13 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.44 | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 22.15 | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 17.7 | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 23.51 | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 20.83 | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 11.22 | -46.1% |
| 2004 | 27.15 | +142.0% |
| 2005 | 21.07 | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 27.33 | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 20.19 | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 26.32 | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 26.74 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.64 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.05 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.15 | -30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.99 | 0.5 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.96 | 2.17 | 22.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.21 | 11.22 | 27.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.61 | 18.15 | 26.64 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostschweiz?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostschweiz was 18.15 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostschweiz?
- The highest recorded value was 27.33 in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostschweiz?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1985.
- How does Ostschweiz rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Ostschweiz ranks 215th 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 Ostschweiz?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ostschweiz 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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