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]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200799.88%35,019,188
2USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200799.86%249,901,892
3USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200799.11%2,929,061,548
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200797.60%161,800,294
5USA271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)200796.86%12,843,116
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 preparations200769.35%2,516,372,437

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 6 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

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.