Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Singapore'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.

Singapore

Year: 2002(9 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD498(9)370(8)265(6)186(5)129(5)87(4)52(3)
>= 50 mln USD106(3)76(3)61(3)48(3)37(3)28(3)21(2)
>= 100 mln USD53(1)36(1)25(1)19(1)12(1)9(1)8(1)
>= 200 mln USD1913107211
>= 500 mln USD7543111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200296.23%145,482,042
2Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200292.87%20,806,032
3Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200292.06%62,542,340
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200281.81%58,095,495
5Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200270.78%26,106,060
6Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200258.92%41,513,005
7United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200246.87%12,018,007
8Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200242.23%13,706,752
9Bahrain760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)200239.09%13,968,183

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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.