Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(1 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD757(1)[1]506(1)[1]345(1)[1]226(1)[1]150[1]9352
>= 50 mln USD543(1)[1]360(1)[1]250(1)[1]160(1)[1]106[1]6335
>= 100 mln USD435[1]284[1]201[1]128[1]84[1]4827
>= 200 mln USD317[1]209[1]153[1]97[1]64[1]3219
>= 500 mln USD187[1]124[1]96[1]62[1]40[1]1812

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200660.24%72,819,849

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 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.