Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Italy'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.

Italy

Year: 2008(24 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1775(24)[3]1130(16)[1]689(11)[1]444(4)[1]258(2)128(1)48
>= 50 mln USD581(11)[3]377(7)[1]234(6)[1]153(3)[1]90(1)4218
>= 100 mln USD296(7)[3]199(4)[1]128(4)[1]87(2)[1]49(1)199
>= 200 mln USD139(4)[3]96(2)[1]65(2)[1]45(1)[1]2396
>= 500 mln USD39(2)[2]30(2)[1]20(2)[1]13(1)[1]721

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Libya271011-- Light oils and preparations200867.00%1,210,816,990
2Algeria271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200835.31%422,891,086
3Libya270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200831.91%18,785,648,642

Partner frequency summary:

Libya: 2 occurrences

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.