Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD791(3)[2]523(1)[1]355(1)[1]226[1]137[1]86[1]37
>= 50 mln USD585(3)[2]390(1)[1]276(1)[1]184[1]106[1]66[1]30
>= 100 mln USD477(3)[2]328(1)[1]234(1)[1]154[1]88[1]58[1]26
>= 200 mln USD365(3)[2]256(1)[1]185(1)[1]122[1]69[1]48[1]21
>= 500 mln USD226(3)[2]161(1)[1]109(1)[1]72[1]40[1]27[1]10

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201689.83%7,736,083,649
2Canada2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201636.02%38,935,523,172

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.