Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(5 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1113(5)[3]841(4)[3]632(3)[2]475(2)[1]345(1)[1]188(1)[1]95[1]
>= 50 mln USD323(2)[2]259(2)[2]200(2)[1]155(1)118(1)60(1)33
>= 100 mln USD155[1]132[1]10784612816
>= 200 mln USD60[1]51[1]3928241310
>= 500 mln USD15[1]14[1]109855

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates730519Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201587.88%61,303,210
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201569.57%19,780,662
3Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201555.57%87,713,798
4Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201541.68%23,952,749
5Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201533.62%39,322,952

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.