High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013)

Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.5
Change on year
down 70.1%
Rank
1165th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
13.32
in 2001
All-time low
0.5
in 1981
Years of data
29
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

0510151977199420121977: 0.671979: 11981: 0.51982: 0.51985: 0.51988: 5.81989: 11990: 31992: 2.81993: 0.51994: 2.31995: 11996: 21997: 0.51998: 11.51999: 5.82000: 8.62001: 13.32002: 7.82003: 132004: 11.72005: 2.82006: 22007: 7.72008: 1.42009: 32010: 0.52011: 1.72012: 0.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) recorded 0.5 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) peaked at 13.32 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1981.

That places Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) 1165th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom 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 Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.67
1979 1 +49.3%
1981 0.5 -50.0%
1982 0.5 +0.0%
1985 0.5 +0.0%
1988 5.75 +1050.0%
1989 1 -82.6%
1990 3 +200.0%
1992 2.75 -8.3%
1993 0.5 -81.8%
1994 2.33 +366.0%
1995 1 -57.1%
1996 2 +100.0%
1997 0.5 -75.0%
1998 11.5 +2200.0%
1999 5.75 -50.0%
2000 8.6 +49.6%
2001 13.32 +54.9%
2002 7.75 -41.8%
2003 13 +67.7%
2004 11.7 -10.0%
2005 2.75 -76.5%
2006 2 -27.3%
2007 7.67 +283.5%
2008 1.38 -82.0%
2009 3 +117.4%
2010 0.5 -83.3%
2011 1.67 +234.0%
2012 0.5 -70.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.835 0.67 1 2
1980s 1.65 0.5 5.75 5
1990s 3.26 0.5 11.5 9
2000s 7.12 1.38 13.32 10
2010s 0.89 0.5 1.67 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) was 0.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 13.32 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1981.
How does Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) ranks 1165th 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 Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saône-et-Loire (NUTS 2013) 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
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Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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