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(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD716(4)[1]436(1)[1]289[1]201[1]132[1]90[1]41[1]
>= 50 mln USD470(4)[1]288(1)[1]193[1]134[1]86[1]54[1]25[1]
>= 100 mln USD347(1)[1]221(1)[1]152[1]107[1]71[1]44[1]19[1]
>= 200 mln USD228(1)[1]150(1)[1]102[1]67[1]44[1]26[1]11[1]
>= 500 mln USD110(1)[1]77(1)[1]53[1]35[1]21[1]15[1]7[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 products200146.85%921,871,409
2Russian 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 10kg200139.43%54,843,313
3Saudi Arabia2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength200138.36%68,865,590
4Russian Federation8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap200130.09%76,094,920

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.