Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Latvia'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.

Latvia

Year: 2003(8 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD26(8)[3]19(7)[1]14(6)[1]9(4)[1]8(4)[1]7(4)[1]5(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD4(1)[3]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200397.28%11,344,317
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200397.07%137,490,076
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200394.48%10,954,416
4Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200388.67%13,503,757
5Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200358.21%27,366,115
6Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like200356.18%11,205,873
7Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200348.12%11,040,591
8Russian Federation7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated200332.39%10,393,161

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.