Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(15 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2254(15)[8]1573(11)[6]1122(6)[5]825(4)[4]553(1)[3]370(1)[2]194[1]
>= 50 mln USD1018(5)[6]748(3)[5]562(1)[5]413(1)[4]276[3]185[2]96[1]
>= 100 mln USD632(3)[5]479(2)[4]378(1)[4]286(1)[3]192[2]129[1]65[1]
>= 200 mln USD346(2)[3]276(2)[3]223(1)[3]167(1)[2]112[2]77[1]34[1]
>= 500 mln USD132(2)[2]111(2)[2]93(1)[2]75(1)[2]47[2]31[1]11[1]

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200148.78%15,584,677
2Saudi Arabia271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200139.29%12,550,773

Partner frequency summary:

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271129 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.