Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Canada'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.

Canada

Year: 2000(7 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1775(7)[7]1622(3)[6]1475(1)[6]1302(1)[5]1078(1)[5]808(1)[5]496[5]
>= 50 mln USD590(1)[4]558(1)[3]528[3]484[2]413[2]322[2]196[2]
>= 100 mln USD288[3]270[2]253[2]234[1]204[1]162[1]99[1]
>= 200 mln USD133[2]123[1]114[1]103927543
>= 500 mln USD47[2]44[1]40[1]33302412

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2000100.00%152,972,090
2USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200099.80%45,459,312
3USA271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200099.02%30,551,356
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200097.34%74,513,034
5USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200096.39%21,092,208
6USA271000Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b200056.18%889,625,352
7United Kingdom270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200032.08%2,951,675,389

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 6 occurrences

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.