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

Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 5.58 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
5.58
Change on year
up 36.4%
Rank
483rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
11.45
in 2004
All-time low
0.33
in 1980
Years of data
31
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021), 1980–2012

02.557.51012.51980199620121980: 0.331983: 1.51984: 1.21985: 3.31986: 2.81987: 3.21988: 11989: 1.81990: 4.31991: 5.91992: 3.81993: 3.41994: 21995: 21996: 2.91997: 4.21998: 6.81999: 8.52000: 7.72001: 10.22002: 5.62003: 9.82004: 11.42005: 6.72006: 6.52007: 102008: 7.82009: 9.72010: 9.72011: 4.12012: 5.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) stood at 5.58.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 11.45 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1980.

That places Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) 483rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Shropshire and Staffordshire (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 Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021), 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 0.33
1983 1.5 +354.5%
1984 1.17 -22.0%
1985 3.33 +184.6%
1986 2.75 -17.4%
1987 3.2 +16.4%
1988 1 -68.8%
1989 1.83 +83.0%
1990 4.33 +136.6%
1991 5.88 +35.8%
1992 3.83 -34.9%
1993 3.42 -10.7%
1994 2 -41.5%
1995 2.03 +1.5%
1996 2.92 +43.8%
1997 4.23 +44.9%
1998 6.75 +59.6%
1999 8.5 +25.9%
2000 7.66 -9.9%
2001 10.17 +32.8%
2002 5.57 -45.2%
2003 9.75 +75.0%
2004 11.45 +17.4%
2005 6.67 -41.7%
2006 6.53 -2.1%
2007 10 +53.1%
2008 7.8 -22.0%
2009 9.74 +24.9%
2010 9.67 -0.7%
2011 4.09 -57.7%
2012 5.58 +36.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.89 0.33 3.33 8
1990s 4.39 2 8.5 10
2000s 8.53 5.57 11.45 10
2010s 6.45 4.09 9.67 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) was 5.58 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 11.45 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1980.
How does Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 483rd 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 Shropshire and Staffordshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Shropshire and Staffordshire (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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
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