Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(20 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2747(20)[6]2007(9)[6]1478(7)[5]1070(5)[5]738(1)[3]447[1]239[1]
>= 50 mln USD1427(11)[6]1092(7)[6]834(5)[5]618(5)[5]433(1)[3]263[1]141[1]
>= 100 mln USD961(6)[5]759(4)[5]589(3)[4]449(3)[4]317[3]191[1]104[1]
>= 200 mln USD574(2)[4]452[4]357[3]279[3]211[2]135[1]73[1]
>= 500 mln USD250[4]202[4]165[3]137[3]104[2]62[1]33[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201099.56%14,961,634,265
2Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201074.79%185,395,164
3Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201071.14%1,674,894,544
4Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201067.44%720,143,457
5Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201060.25%78,801,075
6Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201043.67%1,119,338,141

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 5 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.