Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Ireland'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.

Ireland

Year: 2002(1 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD299(1)[3]219(1)[3]165[3]113[3]63[3]37[3]14[2]
>= 50 mln USD63[3]49[3]46[3]33[3]25[3]14[3]6[2]
>= 100 mln USD26[3]20[3]20[3]16[3]12[3]7[3]4[2]
>= 200 mln USD11[3]9[3]9[3]7[3]7[3]4[3]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD5[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]2[1]1

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200299.64%321,732,704
2United Kingdom2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200299.09%228,655,495
3United Kingdom2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200282.29%856,803,000

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 2 occurrences

Norway: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.