High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sachsen
Sachsen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 59.99 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
59.99
Change on year
down 28.3%
Rank
89th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
130.3
in 2000
All-time low
0.25
in 1985
Years of data
34
1979–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sachsen, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sachsen recorded 59.99 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sachsen peaked at 130.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1985.
That places Sachsen 89th out of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Sachsen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.25 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.33 | -67.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3 | +597.0% |
| 1984 | 1.05 | -54.3% |
| 1985 | 0.25 | -76.2% |
| 1986 | 3.83 | +1432.0% |
| 1987 | 1.7 | -55.6% |
| 1988 | 2.07 | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 3 | +44.9% |
| 1990 | 7.5 | +150.0% |
| 1991 | 7.78 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 10.3 | +32.4% |
| 1993 | 9.79 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 6.83 | -30.2% |
| 1995 | 13.83 | +102.5% |
| 1996 | 17.49 | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 39.77 | +127.4% |
| 1998 | 50.76 | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 59.12 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 130.3 | +120.4% |
| 2001 | 125.39 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 98.44 | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 65.84 | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 60.3 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 85.34 | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 77.09 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 93.41 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 90.09 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 81.31 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 103.7 | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 83.67 | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 59.99 | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.65 | 0.25 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.32 | 6.83 | 59.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.75 | 60.3 | 130.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.45 | 59.99 | 103.7 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sachsen?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sachsen was 59.99 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sachsen?
- The highest recorded value was 130.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sachsen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1985.
- How does Sachsen rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Sachsen ranks 89th 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 Sachsen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sachsen 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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