Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(5 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2182(5)[6]1928(5)[6]1649(3)[6]1360[6]1038[5]728[5]425[5]
>= 50 mln USD840[4]777[4]700[4]587[4]457[3]336[3]186[3]
>= 100 mln USD432[4]402[4]368[4]318[4]249[3]182[3]106[3]
>= 200 mln USD217[3]202[3]185[3]161[3]123[2]89[2]55[2]
>= 500 mln USD68[2]64[2]60[2]51[2]40[1]27[1]15[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200759.06%19,948,759
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200754.78%25,019,564
3Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200751.25%21,893,366
4Russian Federation220860Vodka200743.46%48,645,864
5Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200740.31%39,749,841

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 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.