Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(7 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD34(7)[4]30(7)[4]24(7)[3]20(7)[3]12(4)[3]6(3)[2]2(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD5(2)[3]5(2)[3]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD3(1)[3]3(1)[3]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2005100.00%150,457,044
2Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200587.46%24,633,563
3Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200583.16%29,594,550
4Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200572.77%11,093,741
5Russian Federation220860Vodka200567.43%12,225,176
6Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200564.09%56,055,254
7Russian Federation440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403200561.67%17,404,456

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.

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