Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(5 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD929(5)[5]709(4)[5]538(3)[3]400(3)[3]294[2]187[2]80[1]
>= 50 mln USD257(2)[4]207(1)[4]157[2]112[2]84[2]50[2]20[1]
>= 100 mln USD119(1)[4]95(1)[4]74[2]55[2]49[2]27[2]14[1]
>= 200 mln USD50[3]39[3]33[2]27[2]23[2]13[2]8[1]
>= 500 mln USD18[3]16[3]14[2]11[2]10[2]7[2]5[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200965.55%11,045,534
2Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core200964.83%10,963,746
3Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution200964.49%16,219,959
4Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200948.93%149,297,721
5Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200936.87%89,670,245

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.