High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in West-Nederland
West-Nederland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 120.4 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in West-Nederland, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
West-Nederland recorded 120.4 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West-Nederland peaked at 237.03 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4 Number, in 1978.
That places West-Nederland 45th out of 1427 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 … NUTS in West-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4 Number | — |
| 1979 | 11.67 Number | +191.8% |
| 1980 | 23.33 Number | +99.9% |
| 1981 | 9.67 Number | -58.6% |
| 1982 | 24.5 Number | +153.4% |
| 1983 | 26 Number | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 20.67 Number | -20.5% |
| 1985 | 24.83 Number | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 35.7 Number | +43.8% |
| 1987 | 32.75 Number | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 50.7 Number | +54.8% |
| 1989 | 71.06 Number | +40.2% |
| 1990 | 69.4 Number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 66.64 Number | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 83.66 Number | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 84.24 Number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 103.53 Number | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 127.98 Number | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 131.8 Number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 159.99 Number | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 160.73 Number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 163.36 Number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 237.03 Number | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 182.66 Number | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 218.58 Number | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 178.39 Number | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 207.52 Number | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 189.78 Number | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 212.68 Number | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 196.07 Number | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 221.61 Number | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 219.38 Number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 175.19 Number | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 182.16 Number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 120.4 Number | -33.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in West-Nederland 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +191.8% | 4 Number | 11.67 Number |
| 1982 | +153.4% | 9.67 Number | 24.5 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.83 Number | 4 Number | 11.67 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.92 Number | 9.67 Number | 71.06 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.13 Number | 66.64 Number | 163.36 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 206.37 Number | 178.39 Number | 237.03 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.25 Number | 120.4 Number | 182.16 Number | 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-Nederland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West-Nederland was 120.4 Number 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-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 237.03 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Number in 1978.
- How does West-Nederland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- West-Nederland ranks 45th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in West-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West-Nederland 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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