Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(4 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1898(4)[6]1706(2)[6]1501(1)[6]1259(1)[6]1011[5]722[5]414[5]
>= 50 mln USD643[4]603[4]546[4]485[4]398[3]297[3]165[3]
>= 100 mln USD327[2]308[2]280[2]254[2]208[1]153[1]85[1]
>= 200 mln USD144[2]133[2]119[2]107[2]85[1]63[1]36[1]
>= 500 mln USD47[2]42[2]37[2]33[2]26[1]19[1]10[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2004100.00%1,973,985,000
2USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200499.87%50,337,315
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200499.64%18,631,904
4USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200499.12%12,798,122
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200498.78%81,602,609
6USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200461.37%1,031,856,777

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 6 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.