Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Portugal'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.

Portugal

Year: 2003(2 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD416(2)[5]311(2)[3]231(2)[3]158(1)[2]100(1)[2]61[1]33[1]
>= 50 mln USD64(1)[3]46(1)[3]37(1)[3]23[2]15[2]12[1]7[1]
>= 100 mln USD20[2]15[2]11[2]7[2]6[2]5[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD7[1]7[1]5[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD1111110

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Spain271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2003100.00%390,571,288
2Spain271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200376.25%103,208,501
3United Kingdom271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200357.90%82,909,919
4United Kingdom271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200336.51%21,689,601
5France271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200335.06%20,827,088

Partner frequency summary:

Spain: 2 occurrences

United Kingdom: 2 occurrences

France: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.

[n]

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