Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(3 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD177(3)[4]107(1)[3]72(1)[2]47(1)[2]28(1)[2]13[2]5[1]
>= 50 mln USD44[2]27[2]20[2]12[2]8[2]5[2]2[1]
>= 100 mln USD17[2]11[2]9[2]5[2]4[2]3[2]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD9[2]4[2]4[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD4[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200672.86%37,675,000
2Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200636.59%11,864,000
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200635.18%44,379,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.