High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Surrey (NUTS 2010)

Surrey (NUTS 2010): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 104.41 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
104.41
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
53rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
180.23
in 2004
All-time low
0.5
in 1979
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Surrey (NUTS 2010), 1978–2012

0501001502001978199520121978: 3.51979: 0.51980: 21981: 111982: 24.61983: 22.61984: 29.31985: 26.21986: 44.21987: 44.81988: 58.71989: 47.91990: 54.71991: 36.81992: 56.71993: 53.81994: 32.51995: 53.61996: 46.61997: 37.91998: 33.41999: 74.12000: 61.62001: 62.92002: 166.92003: 140.22004: 180.22005: 117.62006: 120.82007: 79.82008: 106.62009: 147.62010: 116.12011: 100.72012: 104.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Surrey (NUTS 2010) recorded 104.41 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Surrey (NUTS 2010) peaked at 180.23 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1979.

That places Surrey (NUTS 2010) 53rd 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 (NUTS 2010), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Surrey (NUTS 2010), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 3.5
1979 0.5 -85.7%
1980 2 +300.0%
1981 11 +450.0%
1982 24.63 +123.9%
1983 22.58 -8.3%
1984 29.31 +29.8%
1985 26.25 -10.4%
1986 44.17 +68.3%
1987 44.77 +1.4%
1988 58.69 +31.1%
1989 47.92 -18.4%
1990 54.73 +14.2%
1991 36.75 -32.9%
1992 56.68 +54.2%
1993 53.78 -5.1%
1994 32.46 -39.6%
1995 53.65 +65.3%
1996 46.6 -13.1%
1997 37.94 -18.6%
1998 33.43 -11.9%
1999 74.11 +121.7%
2000 61.6 -16.9%
2001 62.85 +2.0%
2002 166.88 +165.5%
2003 140.24 -16.0%
2004 180.23 +28.5%
2005 117.63 -34.7%
2006 120.83 +2.7%
2007 79.8 -34.0%
2008 106.63 +33.6%
2009 147.64 +38.5%
2010 116.12 -21.3%
2011 100.69 -13.3%
2012 104.41 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 0.5 3.5 2
1980s 31.13 2 58.69 10
1990s 48.01 32.46 74.11 10
2000s 118.43 61.6 180.23 10
2010s 107.07 100.69 116.12 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 (NUTS 2010)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Surrey (NUTS 2010) was 104.41 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 (NUTS 2010)?
The highest recorded value was 180.23 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Surrey (NUTS 2010)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1979.
How does Surrey (NUTS 2010) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Surrey (NUTS 2010) ranks 53rd 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 (NUTS 2010)?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Surrey (NUTS 2010) 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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