Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(5 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1038(5)[4]775(2)[3]594(1)[3]432(1)[3]312(1)[2]195[2]98[2]
>= 50 mln USD288(3)[4]237(1)[3]178[3]131[3]96[2]62[2]30[2]
>= 100 mln USD146(2)[4]120[3]89[3]68[3]52[2]27[2]14[2]
>= 200 mln USD63(1)[3]48[3]38[3]31[3]21[2]12[2]7[2]
>= 500 mln USD24[3]20[3]19[3]15[3]10[2]7[2]5[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core200878.36%26,016,939
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200840.27%51,929,444
3Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200839.15%224,039,917
4Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200835.04%143,146,214
5Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200832.31%23,331,968

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.