High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Thurgau
Thurgau: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Thurgau, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Thurgau is 4.33, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Thurgau peaked at 8.67 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1995.
That places Thurgau 550th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Thurgau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5 | — |
| 1981 | 1.5 | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.33 | -34.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +506.1% |
| 1992 | 1.33 | -33.5% |
| 1993 | 0.33 | -75.2% |
| 1994 | 1 | +203.0% |
| 1995 | 0.25 | -75.0% |
| 1996 | 6.17 | +2368.0% |
| 1997 | 5.42 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 5.17 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.67 | +67.7% |
| 2000 | 6.08 | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 7 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 2.83 | -59.6% |
| 2003 | 3.17 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 6.73 | +112.3% |
| 2005 | 7.53 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5 | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 3.75 | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 6.12 | +63.2% |
| 2009 | 3.81 | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 8.53 | +123.9% |
| 2011 | 3.58 | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 4.33 | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.08 | 0.5 | 2 | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.07 | 0.25 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.35 | 2.83 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 | 3.58 | 8.53 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Thurgau?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Thurgau was 4.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Thurgau?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Thurgau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1995.
- How does Thurgau rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Thurgau ranks 550th 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 Thurgau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thurgau 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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