High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021)

Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 118.56 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
118.56
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
47th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
198.16
in 2004
All-time low
2.5
in 1979
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

0501001502001978199520121978: 5.51979: 2.51980: 4.51981: 141982: 25.81983: 25.61984: 35.81985: 33.71986: 52.21987: 51.51988: 671989: 56.31990: 64.71991: 40.41992: 701993: 63.71994: 51.21995: 71.71996: 62.11997: 581998: 48.11999: 94.52000: 81.52001: 86.52002: 187.42003: 155.72004: 198.22005: 137.52006: 142.62007: 103.62008: 123.62009: 160.32010: 131.62011: 114.22012: 118.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) recorded 118.56 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) peaked at 198.16 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 1979.

That places Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) 47th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Surrey, East and West Sussex (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 Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 5.5
1979 2.5 -54.5%
1980 4.5 +80.0%
1981 14 +211.1%
1982 25.83 +84.5%
1983 25.58 -1.0%
1984 35.81 +40.0%
1985 33.73 -5.8%
1986 52.2 +54.8%
1987 51.55 -1.2%
1988 67.02 +30.0%
1989 56.33 -16.0%
1990 64.67 +14.8%
1991 40.44 -37.5%
1992 70 +73.1%
1993 63.74 -8.9%
1994 51.24 -19.6%
1995 71.73 +40.0%
1996 62.14 -13.4%
1997 57.97 -6.7%
1998 48.08 -17.1%
1999 94.5 +96.5%
2000 81.55 -13.7%
2001 86.51 +6.1%
2002 187.36 +116.6%
2003 155.72 -16.9%
2004 198.16 +27.3%
2005 137.53 -30.6%
2006 142.55 +3.7%
2007 103.61 -27.3%
2008 123.6 +19.3%
2009 160.26 +29.7%
2010 131.61 -17.9%
2011 114.18 -13.2%
2012 118.56 +3.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +211.1% 4.5 14

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 2.5 5.5 2
1980s 36.66 4.5 67.02 10
1990s 62.45 40.44 94.5 10
2000s 137.69 81.55 198.16 10
2010s 121.45 114.18 131.61 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) was 118.56 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 198.16 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 1979.
How does Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) ranks 47th 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 Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Surrey, East and West Sussex (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)
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