Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(7 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2104(7)[5]1884(6)[5]1625(3)[5]1347(1)[5]1041[4]740[4]417[4]
>= 50 mln USD779(1)[4]727(1)[4]655(1)[4]556[4]444[3]327[3]171[3]
>= 100 mln USD397[4]370[4]338[4]290[4]230[3]178[3]93[3]
>= 200 mln USD198[2]184[2]171[2]149[2]111[1]88[1]49[1]
>= 500 mln USD59[2]54[2]50[2]43[2]36[1]26[1]14[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200661.44%19,599,643
2Russian Federation220860Vodka200657.04%63,300,452
3Russian Federation810419Magnesium; unwrought, containing less than 99.8% by weight of magnesium200651.12%10,257,713
4Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200646.59%19,920,051
5Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200643.84%39,050,746
6Russian Federation720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200642.48%22,305,531
7Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200630.20%35,718,141

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 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.