Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2260(8)[7]1964(5)[6]1685(5)[6]1373(3)[6]1035(1)[6]747(1)[5]443[5]
>= 50 mln USD911[5]832[4]738[4]618[4]486[4]354[3]207[3]
>= 100 mln USD465[5]427[4]387[4]330[4]263[4]196[3]109[3]
>= 200 mln USD232[4]214[3]198[3]171[3]135[3]104[2]58[2]
>= 500 mln USD73[3]68[2]64[2]55[2]45[2]32[1]12[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200899.88%248,301,728
2USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200899.75%4,220,166,207
3USA271099Waste 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)200899.31%31,039,801
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200899.00%189,470,594
5USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200898.79%38,535,640
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 preparations200874.79%4,245,385,525
7USA271011-- Light oils and preparations200837.30%1,556,003,854

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 7 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.