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

Southampton (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.67
Change on year
up 43.9%
Rank
404th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
19.77
in 2002
All-time low
1
in 1979
Years of data
29
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Southampton (NUTS 2021), 1979–2012

051015201979199520121979: 11981: 11982: 11985: 2.61988: 1.71989: 3.21990: 10.41991: 7.21992: 10.91993: 9.11994: 14.81995: 6.51996: 2.21997: 8.71998: 12.11999: 15.82000: 11.82001: 152002: 19.82003: 17.32004: 10.32005: 9.52006: 14.32007: 8.52008: 9.82009: 52010: 5.72011: 5.32012: 7.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Southampton (NUTS 2021) is 7.67, measured in 2012.

The figure is up 43.9% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Southampton (NUTS 2021) peaked at 19.77 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1979.

That places Southampton (NUTS 2021) 404th 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 Southampton (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 Southampton (NUTS 2021), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 1
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1985 2.58 +158.0%
1988 1.67 -35.3%
1989 3.25 +94.6%
1990 10.42 +220.6%
1991 7.25 -30.4%
1992 10.88 +50.1%
1993 9.08 -16.5%
1994 14.83 +63.3%
1995 6.53 -56.0%
1996 2.2 -66.3%
1997 8.7 +295.5%
1998 12.14 +39.5%
1999 15.84 +30.5%
2000 11.75 -25.8%
2001 14.98 +27.5%
2002 19.77 +32.0%
2003 17.28 -12.6%
2004 10.32 -40.3%
2005 9.49 -8.0%
2006 14.34 +51.1%
2007 8.5 -40.7%
2008 9.83 +15.6%
2009 5.03 -48.8%
2010 5.68 +12.9%
2011 5.33 -6.2%
2012 7.67 +43.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1.9 1 3.25 5
1990s 9.79 2.2 15.84 10
2000s 12.13 5.03 19.77 10
2010s 6.23 5.33 7.67 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Southampton (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Southampton (NUTS 2021) was 7.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Southampton (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 19.77 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Southampton (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
How does Southampton (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Southampton (NUTS 2021) ranks 404th 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 Southampton (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southampton (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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