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

West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 20.12 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
20.12
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
207th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
40.14
in 2000
All-time low
0.67
in 1979
Years of data
32
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

0102030401977199420121977: 11979: 0.671982: 1.31984: 11985: 11986: 2.31987: 4.51988: 6.81989: 2.51990: 2.91991: 4.21992: 3.71993: 5.71994: 8.41995: 71996: 10.81997: 8.51998: 10.61999: 36.62000: 40.12001: 27.12002: 19.12003: 12.52004: 142005: 15.22006: 8.52007: 5.82008: 11.92009: 9.32010: 22.62011: 20.22012: 20.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 20.12 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 40.14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1979.

West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 207th 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 Yorkshire (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 Yorkshire (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1979 0.67 -33.0%
1982 1.33 +98.5%
1984 1 -24.8%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 2.33 +133.0%
1987 4.5 +93.1%
1988 6.83 +51.8%
1989 2.5 -63.4%
1990 2.88 +15.2%
1991 4.25 +47.6%
1992 3.67 -13.6%
1993 5.67 +54.5%
1994 8.42 +48.5%
1995 7 -16.9%
1996 10.78 +54.0%
1997 8.5 -21.2%
1998 10.58 +24.5%
1999 36.57 +245.7%
2000 40.14 +9.8%
2001 27.08 -32.5%
2002 19.05 -29.7%
2003 12.46 -34.6%
2004 14.02 +12.5%
2005 15.25 +8.8%
2006 8.5 -44.3%
2007 5.75 -32.4%
2008 11.87 +106.4%
2009 9.33 -21.4%
2010 22.58 +142.0%
2011 20.23 -10.4%
2012 20.12 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.835 0.67 1 2
1980s 2.78 1 6.83 7
1990s 9.83 2.88 36.57 10
2000s 16.34 5.75 40.14 10
2010s 20.98 20.12 22.58 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 Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) was 20.12 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 Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 40.14 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1979.
How does West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
West Yorkshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 207th 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 Yorkshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this West Yorkshire (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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