Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Ireland'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.

Ireland

Year: 2006(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD579(2)[6]456(1)[5]344(1)[5]258(1)[4]184(1)[4]113[3]48[2]
>= 50 mln USD95[6]77[5]63[5]50[4]38[4]23[3]10[2]
>= 100 mln USD45[5]34[4]28[4]21[3]15[3]10[2]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD16[5]11[4]10[4]8[3]6[3]4[2]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD8[3]5[3]5[3]4[3]4[3]3[2]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates854470Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables200671.10%11,016,096
2Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200634.03%43,465,019

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.