Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Australia's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Australia

Year: 2006(3 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD386(3)[3]255(2)[2]180(1)[2]133(1)[2]94(1)5620
>= 50 mln USD160(1)[3]109[2]79[2]58[2]39268
>= 100 mln USD96(1)[3]67[2]45[2]32[2]21133
>= 200 mln USD40[3]31[2]22[2]18[2]1172
>= 500 mln USD11[2]7[1]5[1]3[1]100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)200675.98%20,063,966
2Russian Federation2834Nitrites; nitrates200644.69%15,273,882
3Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200631.98%110,902,523

Partner frequency summary:

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.