Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows France'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.

France

Year: 2006(3 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD554(3)[1]291(1)[1]158[1]9744177
>= 50 mln USD298(2)[1]150(1)[1]77[1]502294
>= 100 mln USD200(2)[1]106(1)[1]55[1]401984
>= 200 mln USD109(1)[1]66(1)[1]35[1]271163
>= 500 mln USD39[1]27[1]17[1]14310

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200641.65%246,544,384
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200639.70%104,553,230
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200634.88%23,623,131

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.