Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(2 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD784(2)[2]695(1)[2]598(1)[2]500(1)[1]389(1)[1]275(1)[1]144[1]
>= 50 mln USD393[2]362[2]317[2]275[1]216[1]158[1]77[1]
>= 100 mln USD262[2]246[2]220[2]198[1]157[1]114[1]56[1]
>= 200 mln USD145[2]137[2]125[2]115[1]89[1]64[1]28[1]
>= 500 mln USD56[2]53[2]48[2]42[1]33[1]23[1]9[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200299.70%593,334,907
2USA2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200259.44%787,321,013

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.