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

West Midlands (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.67
Change on year
down 40.7%
Rank
333rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
23.23
in 2001
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

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

05101520251978199520121978: 11980: 1.51981: 2.71982: 2.51983: 51984: 5.31985: 2.71986: 5.81987: 3.11988: 9.51989: 11.61990: 8.31991: 6.11992: 4.91993: 5.41994: 6.51995: 7.51996: 12.41997: 15.51998: 81999: 15.72000: 21.72001: 23.22002: 19.12003: 14.22004: 19.82005: 8.42006: 17.12007: 12.42008: 16.72009: 11.72010: 16.22011: 16.32012: 9.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) is 9.67, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 23.23 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 333rd 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 West Midlands (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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1980 1.5 +50.0%
1981 2.67 +78.0%
1982 2.5 -6.4%
1983 5 +100.0%
1984 5.33 +6.6%
1985 2.67 -49.9%
1986 5.85 +119.1%
1987 3.15 -46.2%
1988 9.5 +201.6%
1989 11.62 +22.3%
1990 8.33 -28.3%
1991 6.12 -26.5%
1992 4.92 -19.6%
1993 5.39 +9.6%
1994 6.53 +21.2%
1995 7.5 +14.9%
1996 12.37 +64.9%
1997 15.54 +25.6%
1998 7.97 -48.7%
1999 15.7 +97.0%
2000 21.67 +38.0%
2001 23.23 +7.2%
2002 19.13 -17.6%
2003 14.24 -25.6%
2004 19.82 +39.2%
2005 8.4 -57.6%
2006 17.14 +104.0%
2007 12.37 -27.8%
2008 16.66 +34.7%
2009 11.68 -29.9%
2010 16.18 +38.5%
2011 16.32 +0.9%
2012 9.67 -40.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 4.98 1.5 11.62 10
1990s 9.04 4.92 15.7 10
2000s 16.43 8.4 23.23 10
2010s 14.06 9.67 16.32 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 9.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 23.23 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 333rd 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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this West Midlands (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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