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

Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 31.62 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
31.62
Change on year
down 34.0%
Rank
151st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
70.21
in 2000
All-time low
0.67
in 1979
Years of data
33
1977–2012

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

0204060801977199420121977: 1.51979: 0.671982: 1.31983: 21984: 2.51985: 3.21986: 7.31987: 6.41988: 8.31989: 9.11990: 10.51991: 8.21992: 9.21993: 12.21994: 18.61995: 13.21996: 24.61997: 22.91998: 18.51999: 61.52000: 70.22001: 54.42002: 47.42003: 44.12004: 33.72005: 37.82006: 21.82007: 29.42008: 26.82009: 18.82010: 41.52011: 47.92012: 31.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) stood at 31.62.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) peaked at 70.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1979.

That places Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 151st 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 Yorkshire and The Humber (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 Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.5
1979 0.67 -55.3%
1982 1.33 +98.5%
1983 2 +50.4%
1984 2.5 +25.0%
1985 3.25 +30.0%
1986 7.33 +125.5%
1987 6.4 -12.7%
1988 8.33 +30.2%
1989 9.08 +9.0%
1990 10.52 +15.9%
1991 8.25 -21.6%
1992 9.24 +12.0%
1993 12.22 +32.3%
1994 18.61 +52.3%
1995 13.25 -28.8%
1996 24.62 +85.8%
1997 22.94 -6.8%
1998 18.5 -19.4%
1999 61.55 +232.7%
2000 70.21 +14.1%
2001 54.39 -22.5%
2002 47.38 -12.9%
2003 44.08 -7.0%
2004 33.7 -23.5%
2005 37.8 +12.2%
2006 21.78 -42.4%
2007 29.42 +35.1%
2008 26.8 -8.9%
2009 18.83 -29.7%
2010 41.52 +120.5%
2011 47.88 +15.3%
2012 31.62 -34.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 0.67 1.5 2
1980s 5.03 1.33 9.08 8
1990s 19.97 8.25 61.55 10
2000s 38.44 18.83 70.21 10
2010s 40.34 31.62 47.88 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) was 31.62 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 70.21 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1979.
How does Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) ranks 151st 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 Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yorkshire and The Humber (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)
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