Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(2 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD801(2)[2]539(1)[1]363(1)[1]229[1]139[1]85[1]41[1]
>= 50 mln USD603(2)[2]402(1)[1]276(1)[1]181[1]109[1]66[1]32[1]
>= 100 mln USD494(2)[2]329(1)[1]230(1)[1]149[1]90[1]59[1]30[1]
>= 200 mln USD377(2)[2]254(1)[1]181(1)[1]119[1]71[1]50[1]24[1]
>= 500 mln USD239(2)[2]169(1)[1]119(1)[1]80[1]43[1]30[1]12[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201790.92%10,007,234,266
2Canada2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201738.27%53,304,591,231

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.