Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(5 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD572(5)[1]300(3)[1]169(2)[1]10050229
>= 50 mln USD317(3)[1]160(2)[1]96(2)[1]5625114
>= 100 mln USD213(2)[1]109(1)[1]63(1)[1]412073
>= 200 mln USD126(1)[1]69[1]42[1]281563
>= 500 mln USD53[1]33[1]21[1]15610

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200756.12%152,427,160
2Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200753.79%70,090,745
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200740.19%37,211,903
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200738.55%449,425,145
5Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes200730.30%12,517,430

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.