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

West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 17.83 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
17.83
Change on year
up 238.3%
Rank
222nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
17.83
in 2012
All-time low
0.33
in 1981
Years of data
31
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1981–2012

051015201981199620121981: 0.331982: 11984: 11985: 2.21986: 1.21987: 1.71988: 2.51989: 1.71990: 4.91991: 4.51992: 3.81993: 5.31994: 6.21995: 6.11996: 6.81997: 4.61998: 8.11999: 6.12000: 9.62001: 4.42002: 8.32003: 10.82004: 102005: 10.62006: 7.52007: 9.12008: 6.62009: 4.92010: 10.22011: 5.32012: 17.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) is 17.83, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 238.3% on the previous year and up 114.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) peaked at 17.83 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1981.

West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 222nd of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Wales and The Valleys (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 Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021), 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 0.33
1982 1 +203.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 2.25 +125.0%
1986 1.25 -44.4%
1987 1.67 +33.6%
1988 2.5 +49.7%
1989 1.7 -32.0%
1990 4.87 +186.5%
1991 4.5 -7.6%
1992 3.78 -16.0%
1993 5.32 +40.7%
1994 6.17 +16.0%
1995 6.1 -1.1%
1996 6.79 +11.3%
1997 4.56 -32.8%
1998 8.08 +77.2%
1999 6.07 -24.9%
2000 9.64 +58.8%
2001 4.36 -54.8%
2002 8.33 +91.1%
2003 10.83 +30.0%
2004 10 -7.7%
2005 10.58 +5.8%
2006 7.48 -29.3%
2007 9.12 +21.9%
2008 6.58 -27.9%
2009 4.87 -26.0%
2010 10.17 +108.8%
2011 5.27 -48.2%
2012 17.83 +238.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.46 0.33 2.5 8
1990s 5.62 3.78 8.08 10
2000s 8.18 4.36 10.83 10
2010s 11.09 5.27 17.83 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 Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) was 17.83 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 Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 17.83 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1981.
How does West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
West Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021) ranks 222nd 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 Wales and The Valleys (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this West Wales and The Valleys (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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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