Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD472(3)[2]331(2)[2]226(1)[1]165(1)[1]110[1]52[1]20
>= 50 mln USD222(1)[2]161[2]118[1]86[1]54[1]26[1]11
>= 100 mln USD133(1)[2]100[2]71[1]51[1]33[1]16[1]8
>= 200 mln USD71(1)[2]56[2]39[1]32[1]18[1]9[1]5
>= 500 mln USD25[2]20[2]13[1]12[1]7[1]5[1]4

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)201361.87%17,570,549
2Qatar7601Aluminium; unwrought201343.07%45,826,125
3Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201333.49%267,200,957

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.