Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(5 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD914(5)[4]699(3)[4]514(3)[4]374(3)[4]268(2)[3]170(1)[2]76(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD256(2)[4]204(1)[4]150(1)[4]103(1)[4]76(1)[3]49[2]18[2]
>= 100 mln USD119(1)[4]96(1)[4]72(1)[4]51(1)[4]34(1)[3]19[2]7[2]
>= 200 mln USD48[3]36[3]30[3]20[3]12[2]7[2]4[2]
>= 500 mln USD16[3]13[3]12[3]7[3]5[2]3[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution200799.97%30,612,793
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200771.03%180,958,489
3Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core200760.82%24,141,290
4Russian Federation711019Metals; platinum, semi-manufactured200737.22%47,987,616
5Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200731.61%99,929,655

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.