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

South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 2.75 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
2.75
Change on year
down 67.6%
Rank
691st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
15.62
in 2003
All-time low
0.5
in 1977
Years of data
28
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

0510151977199420121977: 0.51984: 11985: 1.21988: 0.51989: 0.831990: 2.11991: 0.831992: 1.91993: 2.91994: 1.61995: 1.61996: 6.81997: 6.21998: 2.21999: 13.62000: 14.22001: 12.52002: 10.52003: 15.62004: 5.82005: 12.52006: 7.72007: 12.12008: 92009: 42010: 5.92011: 8.52012: 2.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 2.75 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 67.6% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 15.62 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1977.

That places South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) 691st 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 South Yorkshire (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 South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.5
1984 1 +100.0%
1985 1.25 +25.0%
1988 0.5 -60.0%
1989 0.83 +66.0%
1990 2.08 +150.6%
1991 0.83 -60.1%
1992 1.85 +122.9%
1993 2.88 +55.7%
1994 1.61 -44.1%
1995 1.58 -1.9%
1996 6.83 +332.3%
1997 6.18 -9.5%
1998 2.2 -64.4%
1999 13.55 +515.9%
2000 14.23 +5.0%
2001 12.47 -12.4%
2002 10.47 -16.0%
2003 15.62 +49.2%
2004 5.78 -63.0%
2005 12.54 +117.0%
2006 7.69 -38.7%
2007 12.08 +57.1%
2008 9 -25.5%
2009 4 -55.6%
2010 5.92 +48.0%
2011 8.5 +43.6%
2012 2.75 -67.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5 0.5 0.5 1
1980s 0.895 0.5 1.25 4
1990s 3.96 0.83 13.55 10
2000s 10.39 4 15.62 10
2010s 5.72 2.75 8.5 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) was 2.75 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 15.62 in 2003.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1977.
How does South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 691st 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 South Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Yorkshire (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
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