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US utility patents granted

correlates with

Average US movie ticket price

r = 0.90390% · 2005-2022
US utility patents grantedAverage US movie ticket price

These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

US utility patents granteduspto.gov ↗
Average US movie ticket pricenatoonline.org ↗
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