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

Swindon (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.38 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.38
Change on year
down 16.0%
Rank
344th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
53.05
in 1999
All-time low
0.33
in 1987
Years of data
30
1983–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Swindon (NUTS 2021), 1983–2012

02040601983199720121983: 0.671984: 11985: 0.871986: 11987: 0.331988: 6.11989: 0.671990: 2.51991: 21992: 41993: 21994: 51995: 5.31996: 4.81997: 10.21998: 9.21999: 532000: 30.92001: 15.42002: 19.82003: 12.92004: 9.52005: 10.62006: 132007: 15.32008: 2.92009: 8.22010: 92011: 11.22012: 9.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Swindon (NUTS 2021) recorded 9.38 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Swindon (NUTS 2021) peaked at 53.05 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1987.

That places Swindon (NUTS 2021) 344th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Swindon (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 Swindon (NUTS 2021), 1983 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1983 0.67
1984 1 +49.3%
1985 0.87 -13.0%
1986 1 +14.9%
1987 0.33 -67.0%
1988 6.13 +1757.6%
1989 0.67 -89.1%
1990 2.5 +273.1%
1991 2 -20.0%
1992 4 +100.0%
1993 2 -50.0%
1994 5 +150.0%
1995 5.33 +6.6%
1996 4.83 -9.4%
1997 10.15 +110.1%
1998 9.22 -9.2%
1999 53.05 +475.4%
2000 30.88 -41.8%
2001 15.42 -50.1%
2002 19.83 +28.6%
2003 12.94 -34.7%
2004 9.5 -26.6%
2005 10.6 +11.6%
2006 13.03 +22.9%
2007 15.28 +17.3%
2008 2.9 -81.0%
2009 8.25 +184.5%
2010 9 +9.1%
2011 11.17 +24.1%
2012 9.38 -16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.52 0.33 6.13 7
1990s 9.81 2 53.05 10
2000s 13.86 2.9 30.88 10
2010s 9.85 9 11.17 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Swindon (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Swindon (NUTS 2021) was 9.38 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Swindon (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 53.05 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Swindon (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1987.
How does Swindon (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Swindon (NUTS 2021) ranks 344th 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 Swindon (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Swindon (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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