Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Austria'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.

Austria

Year: 2008(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD635(4)[2]477(2)[2]324(2)[2]179(2)[2]94(1)[1]48(1)[1]19(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD291(1)[2]232[2]155[2]84[2]38[1]20[1]9[1]
>= 100 mln USD167[2]136[2]90[2]46[2]24[1]13[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD86[2]69[2]48[2]25[2]11[1]7[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD25[2]23[2]16[2]11[2]7[1]5[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200896.47%19,483,449
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200862.78%15,405,632
3Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200838.75%95,609,752
4Russian Federation8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap200833.96%26,110,689

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

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.