The recession in the UK economy, to lower the country's GDP to the level of 2010, led to the fact that residents are more likely to show interest in inventions. According to BBC News, citing data from the survey of two thousand, one in 10 British adults in a calendar year, or is about to apply to the Patent Office with its own application or have already done it.
Third of the respondents said that they are developing a variety of innovative pieces for family budget. Another third of them said that the desire for invention led to reading a lot of science books.
Interest to invention also spoke about children - 5% of adolescents aged 11 - 18 years indicated that either already patented their invention, or just going to do it.
Britain's economy on the basis of the 2nd quarter of this year fell by 0.7%. According to the analysts expected a decline of 0.2%. Since the end of last year, Britain is in the so-called "double dip" - when the economy falls into recession (decline in GDP for two consecutive quarters) twice in a short time. The recession in the UK to 2011 - 2012 was recorded in 2009. In the economy of the UK double-dip recession not seen since the 1970s.