Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1934(12)[3]1180(8)[3]762(6)[2]466(3)[1]261(1)[1]15057
>= 50 mln USD716(7)[2]444(6)[2]301(4)[2]183(2)[1]94(1)[1]5422
>= 100 mln USD372(5)[2]243(5)[2]175(3)[2]112(2)[1]60(1)[1]3616
>= 200 mln USD176(3)[2]121(3)[2]89(2)[2]59(1)[1]36[1]2110
>= 500 mln USD55(1)[2]43(1)[2]31(1)[2]23[1]13[1]72

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200878.22%13,601,409,900
2Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200859.58%3,200,594,369
3Italy271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200841.71%30,091,615

Partner frequency summary:

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.