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

Sandwell (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2004. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2004)
0.33
Change on year
up 135.7%
Rank
1259th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
1.5
in 1988
All-time low
0.14
in 2002
Years of data
8
1983–2004

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sandwell (NUTS 2021), 1983–2004

00.511.51983199320041983: 0.251984: 0.51988: 1.51990: 11996: 0.252000: 12002: 0.142004: 0.33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2004, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sandwell (NUTS 2021) stood at 0.33.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sandwell (NUTS 2021) peaked at 1.5 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2002.

That places Sandwell (NUTS 2021) 1259th out of 1415 regions with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sandwell (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 Sandwell (NUTS 2021), 1983 to 2004.
Year Value Change
1983 0.25
1984 0.5 +100.0%
1988 1.5 +200.0%
1990 1 -33.3%
1996 0.25 -75.0%
2000 1 +300.0%
2002 0.14 -86.0%
2004 0.33 +135.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.75 0.25 1.5 3
1990s 0.625 0.25 1 2
2000s 0.49 0.14 1 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sandwell (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sandwell (NUTS 2021) was 0.33 in 2004, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sandwell (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1988.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sandwell (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2002.
How does Sandwell (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Sandwell (NUTS 2021) ranks 1259th out of 1415 regions with data for 2004.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Sandwell (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sandwell (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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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