Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(2 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD816(2)[2]547(1)[1]358[1]226[1]146[1]88[1]39
>= 50 mln USD612(2)[2]413(1)[1]280[1]184[1]118[1]70[1]31
>= 100 mln USD496(2)[2]346(1)[1]240[1]158[1]100[1]58[1]26
>= 200 mln USD370(2)[2]257(1)[1]177[1]116[1]73[1]44[1]20
>= 500 mln USD221(2)[2]161(1)[1]112[1]75[1]46[1]25[1]10

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201489.87%16,985,679,220
2Canada2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201433.82%85,646,599,357

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.