Benchmark Study 1

IPP BENCHMARK REPORT
Labour productivity in industry and services, 2007
GVA per person employed in industry and services, EU-27 = 100
NUTS CODE
NUTS NAME
Labour productivity in
industry and services,
2007
DEE0 Sachsen-Anhalt 88,1
ES52 Comunidad Valenciana 94,1
LV00 Latvija 52,3
HU32 Észak-Alföld 48,4
UKI1 Inner London 296,6 Max in EU
DE60 Hamburg 135,4 Max in D
ES21 País Vasco 116,8 Max in E
HU10 Közép-Magyarország 88,6 Max in H
Source: Eurostat, UKN0: 2005
Patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO), average 2006-2007
Provisional data – Applications per million inhabitants
NUTS CODE
NUTS NAME
Patent applications to
the European Patent
Office (EPO), average
2006-2007
EU-27 European Union 259,4
DEE0 Sachsen-Anhalt 117,3
ES52 Comunidad Valenciana 41,7
LV Latvija 23,2
HU32 Észak-Alföld 42,3
NL41 Noord-Brabant 1.735,5 Max in EU
DE11 Stuttgart 1.481,4 Max in D
ES22 Comunidad Foral de Navarra 220,8 Max in E
HU10 Közép-Magyarország 134,4 Max in H
Source: OECD REGPAT database January 2010, Eurostat, DG REGIO
Key findings:
The benchmark figures on the economic performance of the IPP regions show a clear pattern of
catching up processes in the new Member States regions. This is reflected in the impressive GDP
growth over the last decade (before the financial crisis) as well as with regard to productivity growth.
The figures also show huge differences of GDP/head between the IPP regions and their national
champions.
The figures on productivity growth also give an indication on the development of the competitiveness of
industry and services in the IPP regions. The figures on patent applications underline these findings.
They can give an indication of the current R&D potential in the region. Due to the very low performance
of the IPP regions it can be argued to mainly focus on applied sciences and innovation when increasing
the level of internationalization and participation in European programmes.
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