Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(17 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2691(17)[6]1947(13)[6]1389(6)[5]996(4)[4]660(3)[3]404(1)[3]206[1]
>= 50 mln USD1435(7)[5]1069(6)[5]800(3)[5]582(2)[4]387(2)[3]230[3]116[1]
>= 100 mln USD961(5)[4]747(4)[4]573(1)[4]431[3]292[2]169[2]84[1]
>= 200 mln USD564(2)[4]445(2)[4]346[4]271[3]190[2]111[2]59[1]
>= 500 mln USD252[4]204[4]165[4]132[3]93[2]50[2]23[1]

Critical and in Danger (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200740.63%16,140,629

Partner frequency summary:

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.