High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zürich
Zürich: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 76.44 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zürich, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zürich is 76.44, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zürich peaked at 144.26 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1977.
That places Zürich 73rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Zürich, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.5 | — |
| 1978 | 19.33 | +1188.7% |
| 1979 | 29 | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 27.75 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 30.25 | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 24.92 | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 27.94 | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 42.99 | +53.9% |
| 1985 | 42.1 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 28.58 | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 31.5 | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 51.5 | +63.5% |
| 1989 | 53.67 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 37.1 | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 47.92 | +29.2% |
| 1992 | 32.31 | -32.6% |
| 1993 | 39.92 | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 49.87 | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 46.75 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 53.5 | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 77.55 | +45.0% |
| 1998 | 90.98 | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 96.64 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 144.26 | +49.3% |
| 2001 | 134.53 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 121.38 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 121.87 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 135.51 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 126.55 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 114.67 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 123.21 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 111.27 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 94.54 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 88.12 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 99.48 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 76.44 | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.61 | 1.5 | 29 | 3 |
| 1980s | 36.12 | 24.92 | 53.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.25 | 32.31 | 96.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.78 | 94.54 | 144.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.01 | 76.44 | 99.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zürich?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zürich was 76.44 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zürich?
- The highest recorded value was 144.26 in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zürich?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1977.
- How does Zürich rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Zürich ranks 73rd 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 Zürich?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zürich 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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