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

Suffolk (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.25 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.25
Change on year
up 61.1%
Rank
420th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
106.01
in 2001
All-time low
0.5
in 1979
Years of data
35
1977–2012

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

02550751001977199420121977: 11979: 0.51980: 3.51981: 5.51982: 51983: 6.91984: 17.51985: 32.71986: 27.61987: 441988: 34.21989: 35.81990: 31.21991: 20.41992: 24.91993: 46.51994: 631995: 49.31996: 67.81997: 83.91998: 71.11999: 642000: 74.32001: 1062002: 82.42003: 63.22004: 51.12005: 612006: 58.92007: 552008: 512009: 28.82010: 5.22011: 4.52012: 7.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Suffolk (NUTS 2021) recorded 7.25 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 61.1% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Suffolk (NUTS 2021) peaked at 106.01 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1979.

Suffolk (NUTS 2021) ranks 420th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Suffolk (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 Suffolk (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1979 0.5 -50.0%
1980 3.5 +600.0%
1981 5.48 +56.6%
1982 5 -8.8%
1983 6.87 +37.4%
1984 17.53 +155.2%
1985 32.67 +86.4%
1986 27.55 -15.7%
1987 44 +59.7%
1988 34.17 -22.3%
1989 35.8 +4.8%
1990 31.17 -12.9%
1991 20.4 -34.6%
1992 24.92 +22.2%
1993 46.49 +86.6%
1994 63.02 +35.6%
1995 49.32 -21.7%
1996 67.83 +37.5%
1997 83.86 +23.6%
1998 71.09 -15.2%
1999 63.97 -10.0%
2000 74.32 +16.2%
2001 106.01 +42.6%
2002 82.36 -22.3%
2003 63.17 -23.3%
2004 51.08 -19.1%
2005 60.98 +19.4%
2006 58.92 -3.4%
2007 54.95 -6.7%
2008 50.95 -7.3%
2009 28.83 -43.4%
2010 5.23 -81.9%
2011 4.5 -14.0%
2012 7.25 +61.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.75 0.5 1 2
1980s 21.26 3.5 44 10
1990s 52.21 20.4 83.86 10
2000s 63.16 28.83 106.01 10
2010s 5.66 4.5 7.25 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Suffolk (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Suffolk (NUTS 2021) was 7.25 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Suffolk (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 106.01 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Suffolk (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1979.
How does Suffolk (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Suffolk (NUTS 2021) ranks 420th 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 Suffolk (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suffolk (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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