Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(3 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2026(3)[7]1771(3)[7]1527(2)[7]1248[7]944[6]670[5]397[5]
>= 50 mln USD760[5]696[5]623[5]533[5]411[4]300[3]164[3]
>= 100 mln USD404[3]365[3]323[3]276[3]218[3]163[2]80[2]
>= 200 mln USD187[2]168[2]154[2]134[2]103[2]80[1]37[1]
>= 500 mln USD51[2]46[2]42[2]36[2]31[2]20[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200958.49%25,254,799
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200950.51%17,758,121
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 water200945.61%16,177,949

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 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.