High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Westösterreich
Westösterreich: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 65.32 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
65.32
Change on year
down 20.4%
Rank
81st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
83.68
in 2009
All-time low
0.33
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Westösterreich, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Westösterreich recorded 65.32 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Westösterreich peaked at 83.68 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1978.
Westösterreich ranks 81st of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 and NUTS 3 in Westösterreich, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.33 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | +203.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 3.93 | +96.5% |
| 1982 | 3.13 | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 6.75 | +115.7% |
| 1984 | 3.5 | -48.1% |
| 1985 | 6.67 | +90.6% |
| 1986 | 12.5 | +87.4% |
| 1987 | 3.53 | -71.8% |
| 1988 | 10.98 | +211.0% |
| 1989 | 11.33 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 9.08 | -19.9% |
| 1991 | 8.5 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 17.25 | +102.9% |
| 1993 | 14.25 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 9.43 | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 9.45 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.53 | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 22.87 | +69.0% |
| 1998 | 27.3 | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 30.82 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 34.7 | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 42.62 | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 30.6 | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 51.27 | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 34.72 | -32.3% |
| 2005 | 49.61 | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 51.83 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 63.29 | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 49.55 | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 83.68 | +68.9% |
| 2010 | 79.75 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 82.06 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 65.32 | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.665 | 0.33 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.43 | 2 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.25 | 8.5 | 30.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.19 | 30.6 | 83.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.71 | 65.32 | 82.06 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Westösterreich?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Westösterreich was 65.32 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Westösterreich?
- The highest recorded value was 83.68 in 2009.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Westösterreich?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1978.
- How does Westösterreich rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Westösterreich ranks 81st 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 Westösterreich?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Westösterreich 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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