Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows Israel'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.

Israel

Year: 2001(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD159(3)[2]112(3)[2]83(2)[2]56[2]37[2]23[2]12[2]
>= 50 mln USD31[2]25[2]20[2]13[2]11[2]6[2]4[2]
>= 100 mln USD13[2]8[2]7[2]5[2]5[2]3[2]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD7[2]6[2]5[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD5[2]5[2]4[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]3[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200158.04%26,675,000
2Russian Federation710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set200155.38%29,010,000
3Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200143.37%21,395,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.