High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Stockholm
Stockholm: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 297.03 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Stockholm, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stockholm is 297.03, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stockholm peaked at 360.79 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1977.
Stockholm ranks 12th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Stockholm, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 | — |
| 1978 | 5.75 | +43.8% |
| 1979 | 15.67 | +172.5% |
| 1980 | 22.47 | +43.4% |
| 1981 | 32.17 | +43.2% |
| 1982 | 31.17 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 39.25 | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 31.67 | -19.3% |
| 1985 | 24.08 | -24.0% |
| 1986 | 35.17 | +46.1% |
| 1987 | 34.78 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 31.57 | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 49.07 | +55.4% |
| 1990 | 41.33 | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 58.32 | +41.1% |
| 1992 | 99.01 | +69.8% |
| 1993 | 80.6 | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 126.56 | +57.0% |
| 1995 | 177.92 | +40.6% |
| 1996 | 187.66 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 291.11 | +55.1% |
| 1998 | 280.17 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 279.77 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 302.49 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 236.5 | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 171.05 | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 201.92 | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 220.07 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 220.65 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 285.46 | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 340.5 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 360.79 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 298.45 | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 326.06 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 316.38 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 297.03 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.47 | 4 | 15.67 | 3 |
| 1980s | 33.14 | 22.47 | 49.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 162.25 | 41.33 | 291.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 263.79 | 171.05 | 360.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 313.16 | 297.03 | 326.06 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stockholm?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stockholm was 297.03 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Stockholm?
- The highest recorded value was 360.79 in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Stockholm?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1977.
- How does Stockholm rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Stockholm ranks 12th 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 Stockholm?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Stockholm 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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