Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD579(2)[6]456(1)[5]344(1)[5]258(1)[4]184(1)[4]113[3]48[2]
>= 50 mln USD95[6]77[5]63[5]50[4]38[4]23[3]10[2]
>= 100 mln USD45[5]34[4]28[4]21[3]15[3]10[2]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD16[5]11[4]10[4]8[3]6[3]4[2]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD8[3]5[3]5[3]4[3]4[3]3[2]2[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Kingdom271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200697.97%732,972,995
2United Kingdom271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200692.20%54,062,609
3Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200686.35%1,316,448,166
4United Kingdom271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200675.84%1,835,221,414
5United Kingdom271011-- Light oils and preparations200657.29%433,011,116
6Norway271011-- Light oils and preparations200635.62%269,232,759

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 4 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.