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

Worcestershire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.83 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.83
Change on year
up 50.9%
Rank
519th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
27.88
in 2002
All-time low
0.25
in 1981
Years of data
33
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

01020301978199520121978: 0.331980: 11981: 0.251983: 1.31984: 2.21985: 3.51986: 1.21987: 1.51988: 2.61989: 10.41990: 11.31991: 4.21992: 3.51993: 5.51994: 9.21995: 14.11996: 9.21997: 15.31998: 271999: 20.82000: 21.62001: 17.82002: 27.92003: 22.92004: 21.62005: 13.12006: 21.62007: 4.72008: 182009: 11.92010: 6.82011: 3.22012: 4.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021) stood at 4.83.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.9% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 27.88 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1981.

That places Worcestershire (NUTS 2021) 519th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Worcestershire (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 Worcestershire (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.33
1980 1 +203.0%
1981 0.25 -75.0%
1983 1.33 +432.0%
1984 2.17 +63.2%
1985 3.48 +60.4%
1986 1.17 -66.4%
1987 1.5 +28.2%
1988 2.57 +71.3%
1989 10.42 +305.4%
1990 11.33 +8.7%
1991 4.17 -63.2%
1992 3.5 -16.1%
1993 5.5 +57.1%
1994 9.19 +67.1%
1995 14.05 +52.9%
1996 9.17 -34.7%
1997 15.35 +67.4%
1998 26.98 +75.8%
1999 20.82 -22.8%
2000 21.58 +3.7%
2001 17.83 -17.4%
2002 27.88 +56.4%
2003 22.87 -18.0%
2004 21.57 -5.7%
2005 13.08 -39.4%
2006 21.65 +65.5%
2007 4.67 -78.4%
2008 18.03 +286.1%
2009 11.92 -33.9%
2010 6.75 -43.4%
2011 3.2 -52.6%
2012 4.83 +50.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 2.65 0.25 10.42 9
1990s 12.01 3.5 26.98 10
2000s 18.11 4.67 27.88 10
2010s 4.93 3.2 6.75 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021) was 4.83 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 27.88 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Worcestershire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1981.
How does Worcestershire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Worcestershire (NUTS 2021) ranks 519th 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 Worcestershire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Worcestershire (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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