Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows USA'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.

USA

Year: 2000(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD696(4)[1]449(1)[1]308[1]212[1]140[1]95[1]49[1]
>= 50 mln USD452(3)[1]288(1)[1]196[1]132[1]85[1]54[1]29[1]
>= 100 mln USD352(2)[1]226(1)[1]155[1]107[1]66[1]41[1]22[1]
>= 200 mln USD237(2)[1]154(1)[1]102[1]69[1]39[1]25[1]13[1]
>= 500 mln USD118(2)[1]76(1)[1]53[1]39[1]22[1]16[1]9[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200048.22%951,215,846
2Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200038.20%2,125,146,002
3Saudi Arabia2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength200035.08%57,061,156
4Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200034.19%37,519,608

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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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.