Views on Trade

Is trade a good or bad thing?

Good thing
Bad thing

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G20 Countries: Percent responding Good thing, all years measured

Country	2002	2007	2008	2009	2010
Argentina	60	68	62	65	72
Australia	-	-	86	-	-
Brazil	-	-	-	-	87
Britain	87	78	77	82	84
Canada	86	82	-	85	-
China	90	91	87	93	93
France	88	78	82	83	79
Germany	91	85	87	85	90
India	88	89	90	96	90
Indonesia	87	71	71	79	82
Italy	80	68	-	-	-
Japan	72	72	71	73	72
Mexico	78	77	69	79	71
Russia	88	82	81	80	86
South Africa	88	-	78	-	-
South Korea	90	86	88	92	88
Turkey	83	73	67	64	83
United States	78	59	53	65	66

Full question wording: What do you think about the growing trade and business ties between (survey country) and other countries - do you think it is a very good thing, somewhat good, somewhat bad or a very bad thing for our country?

Notes: Good thing combines "very good thing" and "somewhat good thing" responses. Bad Thing combines "somewhat bad thing" and "very bad thing."

G20 countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. Saudi Arabia is a member of the G20 but was not surveyed.

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Views on Trade

Is trade a good or bad thing?

G20 Countries: Percent responding Good thing, all years measured