High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Wetteraukreis

Wetteraukreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.85 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.85
Change on year
up 16.4%
Rank
324th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
13.21
in 2000
All-time low
0.14
in 1983
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Wetteraukreis, 1978–2012

0510151978199520121978: 11979: 1.21980: 0.51981: 5.71982: 31983: 0.141984: 3.31985: 1.51986: 2.41987: 2.71988: 31989: 2.61990: 1.81991: 1.91992: 0.831993: 1.91994: 3.71995: 51996: 2.51997: 7.91998: 7.51999: 11.62000: 13.22001: 8.32002: 9.42003: 2.32004: 82005: 5.22006: 3.12007: 7.32008: 5.82009: 7.62010: 10.82011: 8.52012: 9.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wetteraukreis stood at 9.85.

That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wetteraukreis peaked at 13.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1983.

That places Wetteraukreis 324th 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 Wetteraukreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Wetteraukreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 1.17 +17.0%
1980 0.5 -57.3%
1981 5.67 +1034.0%
1982 3 -47.1%
1983 0.14 -95.3%
1984 3.33 +2278.6%
1985 1.5 -55.0%
1986 2.39 +59.3%
1987 2.7 +13.0%
1988 3 +11.1%
1989 2.58 -14.0%
1990 1.81 -29.8%
1991 1.9 +5.0%
1992 0.83 -56.3%
1993 1.87 +125.3%
1994 3.7 +97.9%
1995 5 +35.1%
1996 2.45 -51.0%
1997 7.87 +221.2%
1998 7.46 -5.2%
1999 11.57 +55.1%
2000 13.21 +14.2%
2001 8.3 -37.2%
2002 9.39 +13.1%
2003 2.28 -75.7%
2004 8 +250.9%
2005 5.15 -35.6%
2006 3.13 -39.2%
2007 7.32 +133.9%
2008 5.84 -20.2%
2009 7.57 +29.6%
2010 10.77 +42.3%
2011 8.46 -21.4%
2012 9.85 +16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 1 1.17 2
1980s 2.48 0.14 5.67 10
1990s 4.45 0.83 11.57 10
2000s 7.02 2.28 13.21 10
2010s 9.69 8.46 10.77 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wetteraukreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wetteraukreis was 9.85 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Wetteraukreis?
The highest recorded value was 13.21 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Wetteraukreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1983.
How does Wetteraukreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Wetteraukreis ranks 324th 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 Wetteraukreis?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Wetteraukreis 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
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Coverage
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