Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(6 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1084(6)[6]841(4)[6]632(2)[5]471(2)[4]359[4]227[3]106[3]
>= 50 mln USD342(3)[4]276(2)[4]201[3]150[2]120[2]73[1]33[1]
>= 100 mln USD161(2)[4]134(2)[4]97[3]70[2]57[2]34[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD69(1)[3]55(1)[3]38[3]32[2]29[2]14[1]9[1]
>= 500 mln USD25[3]24[3]17[3]13[2]11[2]5[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 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 solution201169.73%26,965,257
2Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201166.69%16,332,848
3United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201145.96%167,664,595
4Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201140.00%257,338,509
5Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201137.29%28,923,710
6United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201130.20%79,921,607

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.